Consultation responses and briefings
Responding to Government proposals forms an important part of the work of The Children's Society. By engaging with government departments and other leading bodies in their consultation processes we have an opportunity to inform the development of policies and practices that will affect the lives of children and young people.
The Children's Society is committed to including the voices of children and young people in our consultation responses to Government and whenever possible we actively seek to canvass the young people we work with in order to allow their views to be heard. On this page you will find our most recent consultation responses and key briefings on legislation and policy.
Your search returned the following resultsTime to Talk - Children's Plan
Date: 19/10/2007
Author:The Children's Society
Time to Talk is the government's consultation on developing a plan for children's services over the next 10 years. We believe that a ten year children's plan should be overtly premised on a commitment to realising the vision for children and young pe
SCYJ Briefing for the Second Reading debate on the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
Date: 09/10/2007
Author:Standing Committe for Youth Justice
The Children's Society, alongside other members of the Standing Committee for Youth Justice. We are urging MPs to enact a number of legislative proposals originally set out by the Government following its consultation on Youth Justice - The Next Step
SCYJ Briefing for the Second Reading debate on the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
Date: 01/10/2007
Author:The Children's Society
We are urging MPs to enact a number of legislative proposals originally set out by the Government following its consultation on Youth Justice - The Next Steps in 2003, and to realise a youth justice system that is distinct from that of adults and has
Framework for Fairness
Date: 12/09/2007
Author:The Children's Society
The Children's Society supports the government's proposal to simplify and harmonise the existing strands of discrimination law, but this must not be at the expense of the strengths of the current protection afforded to disadvantaged group. While we b
Giving disabled children a voice: Our case for independent advocacy, Second Briefing
Date: 05/09/2007
Author:The Children's Society
Giving disabled children a voice: Our case for independent advocacy, Second Briefing policy briefing 2 - Autumn 2007 Giving disabled children a voice: our case for independent advocacy for those placed away from home What are we campaigning for? The
Simplifying Immigration Law: an initial consultation
Date: 23/08/2007
Author:The Children's Society
The Home Office plans to consolidate and simplify the vast and confusing range of immigration laws that have been passed since 1971. This response sets out our support for simplifying complex laws, which currently leave children without the help and
Going it Alone: Children in the asylum process
Date: 22/08/2007
Author:Lisa Nandy, Policy Adviser, The Children's Society
More than 3000 children arrive in the UK alone every year seeking asylum. This report, based on the experiences of the children we work with, highlights the barriers and unequal treatment they face as they struggle to navigate complex and adult syste
Section 58 of the Children Act 2004 review
Date: 08/08/2007
Author:The Children's Society
This paper sets out our response to the Governments consultation of section 58 of the Children Act 2004 - the provision that allows parents and others to continue to justify common assault of children as "reasonable punishment. The Children's Society
Education for Young People supervised by the Youth Justice Sytem
Date: 04/07/2007
Author:The Children's Society
Our response draws on lessons from our nation-wide practice base and argues for more systematic school-based early intervention, properly managed school transitions, education authorities retaining responsibility while children are in custody and bro
Planning better outcomes and support for unaccompanied asylum seeking children
Date: 01/05/2007
Author:The Children's Society
This Home Office consultation sets out plans to overhaul the system of support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Our response sets out strong objections to the plans to x-ray children to determine their age, and deny them the same support as
