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.
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’.
Education committee proposal - Children in Need
A proposal for the Education Select Committee to consider the support provided to and outcomes of 'children in need'.
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.
Children and online Data Protection - Data Protection Bill - Second Reading
A joint briefing from The Children's Society and YoungMinds on consequences of the Data Protection Bill for children online.
Case Studies for EU Withdrawal Bill - Safeguarding
A selection of case studies on the use of European police cooperation bodies in safeguarding children and young people.
EU Withdrawal Bill Case Studies - Children's Rights
Case Studies relating to the protection and promotion of children's rights in current EU law.
Transforming children & young people's mental health provision: Response to the Department of Health and Educations Green Paper
The Children's Society response to the Department of Health and Educations Green Paper into transforming children and young people's mental health provision.
Briefing for parliamentarians on 'Crumbling Futures'
A briefing for parliamentarians on the 'Crumbling Futures' report
Crumbling Futures: Why vulnerable 16 and 17 year olds need more support as they move into adulthood
Our research has found that many vulnerable 16 and 17 year olds need more support as they move into adulthood, as their outcomes look bleak at the moment.
In this report, we specifically focus on 16 and 17 year olds referred to children’s services and assessed as being a child in need or who become subject of a child protection plan.