Publications and Resources

Resource / Publication / Children's Social care

Submission to Education Select Committee Inquiry into Children’s Homes

In April 2021, CRAE and Just for Kids Law submitted to the Education Select Committee's inquiry on children's homes to highlight that the use of unregulated provision for 16- and 17-year-olds is increasing, despite the many instances of poor-quality provision seen in Just for Kids Law’s caseload. / Apr 2021

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Resource / Publication / Children's Social care

Briefing for House of Lords debate on unregulated provision

On Monday 22nd March 2021, the House of Lords will debate a motion to take note of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) (Amendment)… / Mar 2021

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Resource / Publication / International monitoring

Evaluation Executive Summary, January 2021 - Engaging civil society to influence the CRC List of Issues Prior to Reporting

About the project In 2021-22, the UK Government is being examined on its implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) by the UN… / Feb 2021

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Resource / Publication / International monitoring

Written evidence received for civil society LOIPR submission 2020

This year sees the start of the UK’s examination under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and CRAE is leading the civil society submission… / Dec 2020

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Resource / Publication / International monitoring

Civil Society LOIPR Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

This Civil Society report marks the start of the UK’s examination under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). As the Civil Society submission to… / Dec 2020

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Resource / Publication / International monitoring

Briefing on the new Simplified Reporting Procedure

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UN Committee) will next examine the UK in 2022. The UN Committee will assess how well the UK is implementing the UN… / Dec 2020

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Resource / Publication / Children's Social care

House of Lords briefing, Oral question for short debate: ‘Report by the Children's Commissioner 'Unregulated: Children in care living in semi-independent accommodation',

CRAE's briefing to the House of Lords to inform peers ahead of a debate on a report by the Children's Commissioner: 'Unregulated: Children in care living in semi-independent accommodation'. / Nov 2020

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Resource / Publication / General Measures of Implementation

House of Lords briefing, Oral question for short debate: ‘Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) into legislation’

CRAE's briefing to the House of Lords to inform peers ahead of a debate on incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) into UK domestic legislation. / Nov 2020

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Resource / Publication / General Measures of Implementation

Submission from CRAE and Just for Kids Law to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry on Black people, racism and human rights

CRAE and Just for Kids Law submitted evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry on Black people, racism, and human rights. This submission is… / Sep 2020

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Resource / Publication / Criminal justice and policing

Excluded, exploited, forgotten: Childhood criminal exploitation and school exclusions

A new report by Just for Kids Law and CRAE highlights how vulnerable children are being excluded from school for behaviour resulting from being criminally… / Aug 2020

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Resource / Publication / Children's Social care

Written evidence to Education Select Committee Inquiry on Covid – response on children’s social care

Prior to Covid-19, we routinely encountered evidence of children’s services departments lacking capacity to support vulnerable children and young people,… / Jun 2020

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Resource / Publication / Human rights

Written evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry on Covid-19

The emergency provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020 and its associated regulations restricts many children’s rights set out in the UN Convention on the Rights… / Jun 2020

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