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March 25, 2020

Children’s charities issue joint statement on coronavirus emergency

Charities ask the government to guarantee that no child is left without a safety net.
March 20, 2020

Children's Commissioner urges emergency support for families during coronavirus outbreak

Nearly 2,000 families are living in B&Bs, which typically have shared kitchen and bathroom facilities, and the Commissioner estimates that around 90,000 children are living in families who are sofa-surfing.
February 14, 2020

A tenth of 14-year olds blighted by poverty, says Children's Society

Thousands of teenagers have grown up knowing nothing but poverty, with their families struggling to provide food, clothing, toys and books, says the Children's Society.
February 5, 2020

Multi-agency report on children sexually abused within the family

Children sexually abused by family members are going unseen and unheard in too many cases, while abusers evade justice, according to a new report.
January 31, 2020

Over two-thirds of council homelessness services pushed into the red

Rising levels of homelessness and the increasing cost of using expensive bed and breakfast accommodation have plunged more than two-thirds of all council homelessness services in England into the red, according to new analysis by the Local Government Association
December 28, 2019

Thousands of children in care are moved far from their home areas

Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, has published a report revealing thousands of children in the care system are living many miles away from family and friends.
December 27, 2019

Execution in Japan 'a shameful stain on human rights record of Olympic hosts'

Executions in Japan are shrouded in secrecy, with prisoners typically given only a few hours’ notice and some given no warning at all before their death sentences are carried out.
December 22, 2019

UK has moral responsibility to refugee children stranded in Europe, says Christian Aid

Christian Aid has responded to the news that the UK government is set to scrap the Lord Dubs amendment.
December 21, 2019

Governments urged to reduce support for orphanages and help families instead

It is estimated that around 80 per cent of children in orphanages live there because families are too poor to provide for them.
December 3, 2019

Politicians urged to solve social problems leaving children 'scarred for life’

Organisations say children are being "crowded out"of the discussion of the nation’s future, leaving their needs overlooked and their voices unheard.