Child rights

‘Just like that, I lost my girls’: the mother who feels betrayed by the family courts

by The Guardian | Sep 29, 2026 | Child protection, Child rights, Children, Children's rights, Domestic violence, Family law, Law, Social care, Society, The Guardian | 0 |

The theory of parental alienation is a ‘harmful pseudo-science’, according to recent official guidance in England and Wales. Yet it led to Sarah’s two daughters being taken away six years ago – and never returnedOn the afternoon...

‘My future is in the EU’: the Ukrainian children who don’t want to go home

by The Guardian | Sep 16, 2026 | Adoption, Child protection, Child rights, Children, Europe, European Union, Fostering, Global development, Italy, Migration, Refugees, Society, The Guardian, Ukraine, World News | 0 |

Thousands of children in state care were evacuated when Russia invaded. Kyiv wants them back – but many resistWhen he first arrived in his new home in a small village in the Italian Alps in March 2022, 15-year-old Denys* says he...

Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s

by The Guardian | Jun 14, 2026 | Child protection, Child rights, Children, Keir Starmer, Labour, Lisa Nandy, Politics, Social media ban, Social media bans, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Sources say hardline measures will also prevent young users from being to talk to strangers on gaming appsKeir Starmer will ban under-16s from major social media apps such as TikTok, Instagram and X in sweeping restrictions...

Fears grow over UK children at risk placed in illegal care homes

by The Guardian | Nov 16, 2024 | Bridget Phillipson, Child protection, Child rights, Children, Politics, Social care, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Young people | 0 |

Rising number of vulnerable youngsters are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravansA shocking increase in the number of vulnerable children deprived of their liberty by the state is...

Justice review calls for end to child imprisonment in England

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2024 | Child rights, Children, Law, Prisons and probation, Society, The Guardian, UK criminal justice | 0 |

Rights organisations say child prisons remain inherently dangerous and result in poor outcomes on releaseLeading children’s rights and justice organisations have called for the end to child imprisonment in England.In a review,...

Profiteering fears as global investment firms increase stakes in England’s child social care

by The Guardian | Dec 23, 2023 | Business, Child protection, Child rights, Children, Department for Education, Education, Private equity, Social care, Society, Sovereign wealth funds, The Guardian, UK news, Venture capital | 0 |

Observer investigation finds homes backed by private equity more than doubled in five years, with Qatar and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds among investorsSerious concerns have been raised over the growing influence of private...

Biggest private children’s homes in England made £300m profit last year

by The Guardian | Oct 28, 2023 | Child protection, Child rights, Children, Local government, Politics, Social care, Social housing, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Fee income for 20 largest operators – many private equity-owned – soars as councils struggle to meet costsThe biggest private providers of children’s homes in England made profits of more than £300m last...

Low pay ‘forcing teaching assistants out of UK classrooms’

by The Guardian | May 14, 2023 | Child rights, Children, Education, Education in crisis, Education policy, Family finances, Pay, Politics, Primary schools, Schools, Secondary schools, Special educational needs, Teacher Network, Teacher shortages, Teachers' workload, Teaching, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, UK news, Work & careers | 0 |

Three quarters say they feel undervalued and are thinking about quitting, charity warns Schools will undergo a “crisis of support” without urgent action to improve pay and training for teaching assistants, a charity...

‘Heartbreaking’: private care homes accused of failing UK children due to closures

by The Guardian | Apr 30, 2023 | Care workers, Child protection, Child rights, Children's rights, Health, Health policy, Healthcare industry, Private healthcare, Public services policy, Social care, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Staff warn vulnerable children may be harmed as they struggle to find placements after 28 homes given deadline to shut by chainOne of the UK’s largest for-profit care chains has been accused of failing dozens of vulnerable...

Children stressed and self-harming over UK cost of living crisis

by The Guardian | Jun 18, 2022 | Child rights, Children, Children's health, Children's rights, Communities, Cost of living crisis, Health, Mental health, Social care, Society, The Guardian | 0 |

Mental health problems are linked to financial squeeze on families, according to new Childhood Trust reportOne in 10 children in Britain have started self-harming – with many also having suicidal thoughts – as a...

Campaigners threaten UK legal action over porn sites’ lack of age verification

by The Guardian | Dec 5, 2021 | Business, Child protection, Child rights, Children, Global development, Internet safety, Pornography, Regulators, Social care, Society, Technology, The Guardian | 0 |

Exclusive: failure to prevent children seeing online porn puts them at risk of abuse and lifelong trauma, say children’s safety groups‘They see it in corridors, in bathrooms, on the bus’: UK schools’ porn...

UK ‘reneges on vow to reunite child refugees with families’

by The Guardian | Dec 13, 2020 | Child protection, Child rights, Children, Europe, Immigration and asylum, Refugees, Social care, Society, The Guardian, UK news, World News | 0 |

Home Office accused of making ‘no arrangements’ for transfers of unaccompanied minors after EU rules expire at end of yearUnaccompanied children in France are being told by the French authorities that they should...

Category: Child rights