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Campaign releases proposals on positive alternatives to child imprisonment
18/04/2019
End Child Imprisonment campaign releases document on principles and minimum expectations for children deprived of their liberty
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JfKL lawyers co-author new guide to youth justice
12/04/2019
"Youth Justice Law and Practice", published by Legal Action Group, is a major new guide to youth justice law by Kate Aubrey-Johnson, Shauneen Lambe and Jennifer Twite.
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Our youth justice system discriminates against BAME children – and it’s getting worse
03/04/2019
JfKL's Laura Cooper on our new State of Children's Rights report and the disturbing trends it highlights around disproportionality in the youth justice system
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School exclusions: It is time for government to act on the evidence
25/03/2019
A new report from the Children’s Rights Alliance for England highlights how school exclusions infringe on children’s rights – leading to worse outcomes at a higher cost to taxpayers.
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Children’s rights being side-lined while nation focuses on Brexit
12/03/2019
Britain’s poorest children are increasingly subject to poor housing and dangerous policing tactics including Tasers and spit-hoods, with frighteningly little oversight or scrutiny, finds a major new report.
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New report outlines systematic failures to protect children in England
12/03/2019
The State of Children's Rights in England 2018 report, published by the Children's Rights Alliance for England, reveals how children's rights are being neglected as the nation focuses on Brexit.
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Just for Kids Law welcomes decision not to raise Home Office Fees
08/03/2019
The decision not to raise fees for residency and citizenship applications in 2019 is welcome, but the government should now consider lowering fees that are causing distress and instability for young migrants
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Let Us Learn holds parliamentary event to call for affordable fees and fair treatment
07/03/2019
An event held in parliament yesterday called on the government to introduce affordable fees and fair treatment for young UK migrants.
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Permission granted in challenge to Home Office use of children as spies
26/02/2019
The High Court has granted Just for Kids Law permission to proceed with a case against the Home Office concerning the use of children as spies by the police and other investigative agencies.
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Essential but underused: The Modern Slavery Act and child criminal exploitation
22/02/2019
Protecting victims of child criminal exploitation is not a “loophole” in modern slavery legislation, it is the law serving its purpose, argues JfKL’s Aika Stephenson