Publications and Resources

Resource / Publication / Criminal justice and policing

Children’s rights and policing: Tasers and children’s rights

CRAE has published a briefing which provides an overview of children’s rights and the use of Tasers by police. We set out the serious concerns over their… / Mar 2020

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Resource / Publication / Criminal justice and policing

Children’s rights and policing: Spit-hoods and children’s rights

CRAE has published a briefing which provides an overview of children’s rights and the use of spit-hoods by police. We set out the serious concerns over their… / Mar 2020

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Resource / Publication / General Measures of Implementation

How parliamentarians and civil servants can use the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Our joint briefing with Unicef UK and EHRC sets out how parliamentarians and civil servants can make use of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)… / Mar 2020

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Resource / Publication / Parliamentary work

Parliamentary debate on school exclusions

Read our briefing for a Westminster Hall debate on school exclusions on the 27th February 2020. Download the briefing / Feb 2020

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Resource / Publication / Children's Social care

Written evidence to Education Select Committee Inquiry on social care

Just for Kids Law and CRAE made a submission to the Education Select Committee Inquiry on the children’s social care workforce, setting out the the effects of… / Aug 2019

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Resource / Publication / State of Children's Rights

State of Children's Rights 2018

In the 30th year since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was first adopted by the United Nations, our annual State of Children’s Rights in… / Mar 2019

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Resource / Publication / General Measures of Implementation

Using children's rights in mental health policy work

Recent years have seen increased concern for the mental health of children and young people in Britain. Several reports have highlighted the growing unmet need… / Aug 2018

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Resource / Publication / Homelessness

Children speak out on homelessness

Our new report reveals the shocking conditions children are experiencing while living in Bed & Breakfasts and Temporary Accommodation. Children in England are being housed illegally in B&Bs for months on end leaving them at risk of sexual exploitation, developing mental and physical health problems and disrupting their education. / Jun 2018

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Resource / Publication / State of Children's Rights

State of Children's Rights in England 2017

Our flagship annual report ‘State of Children’s Rights in England 2017’ assesses how well the Government is meeting its obligations under the UN Convention on… / Dec 2017

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Resource / Publication / General Measures of Implementation

New briefing - Using Children's Rights in Homelessness Policy

The past decade has seen a huge growth in numbers of children experiencing homelessness and being forced to live in temporary accommodation such as Bed and… / Oct 2017

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Resource / Publication / General Measures of Implementation

Child friendly versions of the Concluding Observations

These two pamphlets, funded by the Department for Education, summarise the 2016 Concluding Observations – the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s verdict… / Jul 2017

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Resource / Publication / General Measures of Implementation

New briefing - Barriers and solutions to using children's rights approaches in policy

Over the last few months, we have been conducting research to explore the barriers and solutions to using a children’s rights approach to policy. Our new… / Jul 2017

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