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Our response in support for the Youth Justice Review on the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
16 January 2012
Statement in support to the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) Youth Justice review on the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
Safer Internet Day – 7 February 2012
16 January 2012
The theme for this year’s Safer Internet Day is connecting generations with the slogan 'Discovering the digital world together safely'.
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Archbishop of York delivers impassioned speech on children's well-being
13 January 2012
Dr John Sentamu delivered this year's Edward Rudolf Lecture, addressing the importance of stable families and equality.
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Key to children's happiness revealed, charity calls for 'radical new approach' to childhood
12 January 2012
Landmark report identifies keys to childhood happiness, finds 500,000 young people are unhappy, and makes case for rethinking what childhood means
Our response to The Children’s Commissioner’s latest report
11 January 2012
'The welfare reforms will have a dramatic impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of children' Enver Solomon
Statement in response to the Child Poverty Map
10 January 2012
'A bleak portrait is revealed in this latest research, with some areas having child poverty rates of as little as five percent' Enver Solomon
The Children’s Society’s Jim Davis receives an MBE in New Years Honours
04 January 2012
Jim, Good Childhood Adviser for The Children’s Society, was awarded an MBE for his services to children and young people.
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