Children’s Commissioner for England

The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020* – legal challenge update

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*Known as Statutory Instrument 445 On 21 August, Article 39 was granted permission to take its legal challenge over Statutory Instrument 445 to the Court of Appeal. In granting permission, the Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Macur said our appeal “has a real prospect of success on the basis that the Children’s Commissioner, at least, was not … Read more

Action on children and young people’s advocacy

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Article 39’s Advocates4U campaign, run in partnership with Coram Voice, NYAS and the National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers, today launches a progress report on children and young people’s advocacy services. A year ago, the Children’s Commissioner for England published a report with 10 recommendations for improving children and young people’s access to, and the … Read more