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Link roundup: Today's Universal Credit launch
Need information about Universal Credit? Find useful links and we'll answer your questions on Twitter
29 April 2013
Matt Summers-Sparks, Digital Editor
Digital team
Young refugee
Ten minutes to improve asylum support
Why we're backing MP Sarah Teather's call to improve support for children seeking asylum.
22 April 2013
Michaela Neild, Public Affairs Assistant
Policy team
young girl
Missing free school meals and so much more
A parliamentary debate highlights just how wide-ranging free school meal eligibility can be for a child's education
18 April 2013
Michaela Neild, Public Affairs Assistant
Policy team
young girl clutching her knees
What we told MPs about how to tackle grooming in a local area
In the wake of shocking stories of child sexual exploitation, we go to parliament to share knowledge about protecting and supporting young people.
12 April 2013
Natalie Williams, Policy Officer
Policy team
young boy sitting with two friends
Will International Romani Day draw attention to Europe's largest minority population?
As we address child poverty, we must ensure that we don’t exclude Roma children, who are some of the most marginalised.
08 April 2013
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
Policy team
young girl sitting against a wall
Who cares about children in care?
If the principles in a new standard released today were upheld, young people would not experience the care system as ‘an isolated place’
03 April 2013
Iryna Pona, Policy Adviser
Policy team
young boy sitting with two friends
We need a more powerful children’s commissioner
We're working to strengthen the role of the person responsible for representing children's views in government
26 March 2013
Michaela Neild, Public Affairs Assistant
Policy team
Young girl who has run away
More than words?: Do 'missing' and 'absent' make young runaways safer?
While there is evidence that new policing terminology can save money, the evidence that they help young people is lacking
21 March 2013
Iryna Pona, Policy Adviser
Policy team
many differently sized words featured in the chancellor's budget
Where are the children?
In today's budget announcement, the chancellor spoke for 56 minutes. How many times did he mention children?
20 March 2013
Daniel Pattison
Digital team
Young refugee boy
Exposing modern day slavery in the UK
Exploited children who are trafficked into the UK are being criminalised by a system that brands them 'illegal immigrants'
14 March 2013
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
Policy team

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Informative. I clicked for the pun in the title and stayed for the graphs.

The kids are all Wight: Gauging children’s well-being on the Isle of Wight

Great idea to map your run with the icons of London. Well done for finding the mental strength to run the VLM AGAIN, especially now you are an old man!

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon

Well done Joe, all in a good cause and will be thinking about you on the day.

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon