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Bob Reitemeier's response to the government's reform of legal aid
21 June 2011
'There is a danger with these reforms that access to justice for children and young people will be seriously undermined.'
Parents of disabled children could lose £1,400 in welfare shakeup
20 June 2011
Parents of disabled children could lose £1,400 in welfare shakeup Controversial reforms will also cut benefit for 450,000 disabled tenants in social housing
Refugee in front of bus
The Children’s Society’s getting ready for Refugee Week
17 June 2011
The Children’s Society is this year stepping up our involvement with Refugee Week, which takes place from 20-26 June.
Local children's champion honoured by the Queen
15 June 2011
Pauline Geraghty, who helps runaway children in Lancashire with The Children's Society, was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
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Intergenerational roast dinner gets everyone talking
13 June 2011
A group of young and older people, as part of the Intergenerational Community Cohesion Project, recently organised a roast dinner in Greenwich.
Parliamentary news
10 June 2011
The latest Parliamentary news from our Policy Team.
The Children's Society gains international accolade
06 June 2011
The Children's Society’s Archive has been added to the UNESCO UK Memory of the World Register.
Statement about commercialisation of childhood review
06 June 2011
Statement by The Children’s Society about the Reg Bailey review into commercialisation of childhood.
Volunteers' Week
03 June 2011
Volunteers’ Week is an annual event which celebrates the fantastic contribution that millions of volunteers make across the UK.
New free online resource helps children talk openly about parents' drinking problems
25 May 2011
Research shows that around 2.6 million children in the UK are living with parents who are drinking hazardously and 705,000 are living with dependent drinkers.
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