Sexual offences reported to the police by gender
A briefing on sexual offences reported to the police by gender.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Report Stage - Children's Rights
A briefing for Report Stage of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill for the House of Lords on an amendment to promote and protect children's rights.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Report Stage - Safeguarding children
Briefing for Report Stage of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill on the importance of cooperation with EU police and crime agencies for the purposes of safeguarding children.
Free school meals and Universal Credit: Summary of legal advice
A summary of legal advice provided to The Children’s Society by Stephen Broach of Monckton Chambers on the Government’s proposed regulations changing eligibility for free school meals under Universal Credit. The advice identifies five potential grounds of public law challenge in relation to the above. The prospects of one or more of these grounds of challenge succeeding in an application for judicial review has been assessed as good,
Universal Credit and free school meals briefing - House of Commons
A briefing for MPs on the debate on motions relating to Universal Credit, Children and Young Persons (free school meals) taking place on Tuesday 13th March.
Campaign Champion Newsletter - March
A newsletter for our Campaign Champions outlining our latest campaigns, including the next phase of our Seriously Awkward campaign protecting children aged 16 and 17.
Financial Guidance and Claims Bill - Report Stage Briefing House of Commons
A briefing for parliamentarians on the Report Stage of the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill, regarding an amendment to introduce a timeframe for the implementation of Breathing Space on the face of the Bill.
The free school meals poverty trap: How work won't pay for 280,000 families.
Our new joint analysis with Child Poverty Action Group shows that once Universal Credit is fully rolled out, a new 'Free School Meals poverty trap' could negatively impact a total of around 280,000 low income working families in England, containing over 700,000 children. This trap completely undermines Universal Credit’s objective of ensuring that ‘work always pays’.
EU Withdrawal Bill Case Studies - Children's Rights
Case Studies relating to the protection and promotion of children's rights in current EU law.
Children who go missing from home or care- Data Protection Bill - Second Reading
A briefing for MPs in advance of the second reading of the Data Protection Bill setting out the need for improved data sharing agreements between agencies and different areas when children go missing from home or care.
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