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Children's Rights Bill debate postponed
5 March 2010
The Children’s Rights Bill was due to receive its second reading in the House of Lords today and bring hope for rights protection to some of the UK’s most vulnerable children. Unfortunately the Bill will not be debated today due to lack of time, but Baroness Walmsley is hopeful of getting an alternative date for the debate later this month.
Government publishes report on CRC implementation
5 March 2010
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has today published a 237-page document on how the Government believes it is implementing international law as it applies to children’s rights.
Discrimination against the young is widespread and damaging to family life
28 February 2010
The Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) is today releasing the results of an ICM poll showing discrimination against the young is widespread in England.
CRAE writes to Parliamentary Human Rights Committee on Government sex education u-turn
19 February 2010
The Children’s Rights Alliance for England has today (19 Feb 2010) written to the Joint Committee on Human Rights regarding a recent Government amendment to the Children, Schools and Families Bill.
Political momentum growing for lowering the voting age to 16
15 February 2010
The Children's Rights Alliance for England strongly welcomes the news that the Co-operative now backs votes at 16.
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