Policy team

Our policy team blogs about issues children face and ways we can address those problems. Through parliamentary work they advocate for children who go missing, disabled children, young refugees and migrants, and fight childhood poverty and child sexual exploitation.

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Calling on government to consider children's rights
Thousands of vulnerable children, young people and families will have no way of getting legal advice or representation to help resolve their problems.
22 December 2011
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
Not so simple: Considering the causes of this summer's riots
The government's view of the causes of this summer's riots is too narrow, according to research reports built upon thousands of interviews.
19 December 2011
Enver Solomon, Policy Director
The future of free school meals: Tell us what you think
The future of free school meals is up for debate, and we want to hear your thoughts, says Sam Royston.
14 December 2011
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
young man speaking to adult
Missing out: Young people on material deprivation, their well-being
In our new report children say what they need for a 'normal kind of life'. It's rare to hear young people's opinions on the subject.
08 November 2011
Enver Solomon, Policy Director
boy in wheelchair
We need to support disabled children’s mobility
For many disabled young people, mobility support means being able to lead a full life. We can't eliminate the benefit, explains policy adviser Liz Lovell.
19 October 2011, 2 comments
Liz Lovell, Policy Adviser
young girl
Bad traffic: Please support Anti-Slavery Day
Children are trafficked into and around the UK daily. Anti-Slavery Day draws awareness to these young people's plight, explains policy officer Natalie Williams.
18 October 2011
Natalie Williams, Policy Officer
Boy looking out of window
Why are so many children being detained at our ports?
We must ensure that the vulnerable children travelling to the UK who are detained at ports are provided safety and brief detensions.
17 October 2011
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
three young people in wheelchairs and two standing adults
320,000: The true number of disabled children in poverty
Our new report shows that 320,000 disabled children in the UK live in poverty – a staggering number that is around 30,000 more than official statistics suggest
07 October 2011
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
young man and a woman, his advocate, sitting on a blanket in a park
Why advocates matter
Research shows the important role advocates play in disabled children and young people's lives, says our policy adviser Elizabeth Lovell.
30 September 2011
Liz Lovell, Policy Adviser
young boy playing
Unicef report on UK children's well-being doesn't go far enough
Unicef's new report on children's well-being in the UK does not go far enough, explains Policy Director Enver Solomon.
14 September 2011
Enver Solomon, Policy Director

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