Update on child poverty strategy and consultation
'Setting the 2020 persistent child poverty target. Government consultation response' was published in October 2014.
View ArticleSocial Mobility and Child Poverty Commission: ‘State of the Nation 2014’ report
The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission published its second annual State of the Nation Report in October 2014.
View ArticleGovernment publications: Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in...
In October 2014, the Government published two documents on tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HBT) bullying.
View ArticleReport on disabled children and young people’s rights in England
On 18 October 2014, the Office of the Children's Commissioner published '"They still need to listen more" A report about disabled children and young people’s rights in England'.
View ArticleCEDAW and CRC Call on States to End Harmful Practices Against Women and Girls
On 4 November 2014, CEDAW and CRC issued joint General Recommendation No. 31/General Comment No. 18 on harmful practices.
View ArticleReport on ‘State of Children’s Rights in Scotland’
In November 2014, together published the report ''State of Children's Rights in Scotland'.
View ArticleCRAE report: ‘State of Children’s Rights in England 2014’
In December 2014 the Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) published State of Children's Rights in England 2014.
View ArticleEHRC resource: Young People’s Rights and the CRC
Launched by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in 2014, this is a hub for young people where you will find loads of info about your rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC for...
View ArticleE-learning course on caring for gender nonconforming people
This e-learning course was created to help healthcare and other staff understand the needs of gender nonconforming young people.
View ArticleChildren and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce report
'Future in mind: Promoting, protecting and improving our children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing' was published in March 2015.
View ArticleBlog: warnings about the use of Tasers on children must not be ignored
A February 2015 blog on the CRAE website says 'warnings about the use of Tasers on children must not be ignored'.
View ArticleEHRC: prejudice-based bullying in schools in Scotland
In March 2015, the EHRC published research into the scale and impact of prejudice-based bullying in Scottish secondary schools.
View Article‘This is Abuse’ campaign and discussion guide
This discussion guide is to help with the use of campaign materials to facilitate discussion with teenagers on the issues surrounding abuse within their relationships.
View ArticleJoint Committee report on ‘The UK’s compliance with the UN Convention on the...
In a report published in March 2015, the JCHR welcomes the progress made by the Government in recognising children’s rights but says that more still needs to be done.
View ArticleFRA work on ‘Children with disabilities: targeted violence and hostility’
'Children with disabilities: targeted violence and hostility' is a project of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights looking at hostility, including violence, towards children with...
View ArticleCRAE – See It, Say It, Change it project
CRAE's See it, Say it, Change it project gives children and young people a chance to tell their side of the story to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
View ArticleRunnymede report on ‘Young Chinese Migrants’
Runnymede's report on 'Young Chinese Migrants' indicates why policymakers need to respond better to the growing and increasingly diverse Chinese community,
View ArticleCRAE’s Civil Society submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
CRAE's Civil Society submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child was published in July 2015.
View ArticleNew legislation to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010
On 1 July 2015, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, announced new legislation to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010.
View ArticleChildren’s Society report on migrant children and legal aid
A report by The Children's Society found that the removal of legal aid for most immigration cases means that many children are at risk of abuse or exploitation.
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