March 2021 – Article 39

Children’s social care review cannot secure extra government funding for children and families, contract reveals

March 18, 2021March 17, 2021 by Carolyne Willow

In January, the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, announced that Josh MacAlister would lead a once-in-a-generation review of children’s social care. The Minister said, “This review will be bold, wide-ranging and will not shy away from exposing problems where they exist”. The Department for Education’s media release described this as an independent review. … Read more

Children’s rights legal digest – March 2021

July 31, 2023March 15, 2021 by Karolina Kozlowicz

In February, the European Court of Human Rights awarded damages to two victims of trafficking whose human rights were breached by the UK. The Courtdecided unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 4 (prohibition of forced labour) and Article 6(1) (right to a fair trial) of the European Convention on Human Rights, when … Read more