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December 15, 2020

Child arrests in England and Wales reduced by 71 per cent in a decade

The Howard League has been working with police forces to reduce arrests of children, to ensure that hundreds of thousands of boys and girls do not have their lives blighted by a criminal record.
November 16, 2020

People with learning disabilities had higher death rate from COVID-19

The death rate for people aged 18 to 34 with learning disabilities in England was 30 times higher than the rate in the same age group without disabilities, researchers found.
October 7, 2020

We need to stop our children being monetised

Student accommodation is a lucrative business.
May 25, 2020

Polling finds a growing political consensus on social care

There is a cross-party consensus building around social care, free at the point of use and funded by general taxation, new polling has found.
March 2, 2020

Criminalisation rate of children in residential care falls

The disproportionate criminalisation of children in residential care was exposed by the Howard League in 2016.
September 25, 2019

New guide helps lawyers advocate for looked-after children at police stations

Looked-after children, particularly those living in residential care, are disproportionately criminalised compared to other children.
July 9, 2019

Howard League research finds children’s homes calling the police 200 times a year

Some children’s homes are calling the police repeatedly over matters that would never involve the police if they happened in a family home, says the Howard League.
May 17, 2019

Age UK finds ‘care deserts’ in England and a local lottery for care

Age UK says the system is broken and no longer capable of delivering care to everyone who needs it.
May 2, 2019

Children’s services at breaking point, says Local Government Committee

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee says reduced funding and ever increasing demand have left children’s services in England at breaking point.
March 28, 2019

Councils urged to champion free personal care

Charity calls on local councillors to back the call for free personal care for over 65s, which is available in Scotland, but not in England.