The Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium has published a report on the use of Facial age estimation (FAE) technology to assess the age of unaccompanied young people seeking asylum in the UK. The briefing...
Specialist outreach and inclusion programme – recognised at last year’s Children & Young People Now Awards – supports Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families to engage with education, health and wider...
The Global Justice Report attempts to set out a new vision for global progress in the 21st century: grounding human development and equality in planetary habitability. It explores the conditions under which...
Foundations, the new What Works Centre for Children and Families, has published a literature review on school non-attendance of children with a social worker in the UK. The review examines extent, risk factors and...
The number of modern slavery cases reported within the UK care industry has more than doubled in the past year. There were 109 potential victims, exploited for personal or financial gain, between January and March...
A growing number of disadvantaged and vulnerable women living in one of the poorest parts of England are dying prematurely because public services are not meeting their needs, according to a report. Read the full...
Groups of high potential disadvantaged pupils most likely to fall behind during their schooling include white boys, black Caribbean pupils, those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and children in...
Barnardo’s has published a report outlining the blueprint for supporting displaced children seeking protection in the UK. The report, supported by charities including the NSPCC, makes five key recommendations including:...
Lone child asylum seekers are facing fivefold increases in delays in having their claims processed by the Home Office, with devastating consequences, according to a new report. Read the full article on this link to The...
More than half of children subjected to a deprivation of liberty (DoL) order in July and August last year were placed in at least one unregistered setting in the first six months of the order being granted, new analysis...
Freedom from Torture has launched ‘Changing the Conversation on Asylum: A Messaging Guide’, a new report based on research into the most persuasive narratives around refugee rights in the UK. See the full...
Health professionals say some children dangerously thin, with parents reportedly rummaging through bins to find food
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Nicole Bent and her daughter are among dozens of homeless families being put up by council in hotel rooms
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