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Placing unaccompanied children in hotels is a breach of their rights

75 charities urge Education Secretary to ensure children arriving in Kent receive care and protection Read more

Children England welcomes new trustees

Announcing the results of our recent trustee elections Read more

Children England responds to Children's Commissioner's new 'Beveridge' review of childhood

Rachel de Souza has announced a new 'Childhood Commission' Read more

Radical action on the care market can't come soon enough

Children England responds to two reports from the Local Government Association on children's social care Read more

The Children's Commissioner's diagnosis of problems in the care market is welcome: now we must move away from the market

Children England responds to the report of the Children's Commissioner on the care system Read more

Child’s House for Healing

Children England is a partner in a new initiative to support child victims Read more

Black lives must matter, and they matter to all of us.

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Government support must recognise that all charities are a lifeline - this is no time to pick and choose what families and communities rely on

Children England's statement on the government support announced for charities Read more

Coronavirus and inspection

A message from Ofsted's National Director of Social Care Read more

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Lucy Peake, CEO, Kinship
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

A hub of information on the Policing Bill going through parliament in 2021
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Member forum: the Care Bank

An introduction to and discussion of Kathy Evans' proposal for a Care Bank for the children's care system

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Children and Social Work Act 2017

A summary of the Children and Social Work Act, which became law in 2017, and relevant briefings.
Don't take child protection for granted

Our briefing on government plans to cut off council funding for child protection and other essential children's services
Kathy Evans, Chief Executive

Chief Executive
The Human Rights Act: what does it mean for children?

This blog from the British Institute of Human Rights is more relevant than ever.
Current vacancies

We are not currently recruiting
Chloë Darlington, Policy and Communications Manager

Policy and Communications Manager
Towards a ChildFair State

Children England is fundraising to continue our youth-led campaign for a welfare state that puts children at heart
Public Service Markets Aren’t Working for the Public Good… or as markets

Chapter 2 of Kittens Are Evil: Little Heresies in Public Policy
The Case for a Children Act Funding Formula

Children England's briefing on a national mechanism for fair, sustainable funding of children's social care services
Personal Travel Budgets

A briefing on home to school travel assistance for children and young people entitled to help to get to school or college