Briefing Note: Asylum after the General Election – Where are we now?

Prior to the General Election there was a great deal of new policy regarding the way the UK dealt with Asylum Claims. The Illegal Migration Act received Royal Assent in July 2023, and a number of key sections were brought into force, in particular those which...
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Awful Auntie By David Walliams – Stella’s rights against Aunt Alberta’s wrongs!

It is a cold day in December 1933 when twelve-year-old Stella Saxby wakes up in her bed at the family estate wrapped in head to toe in bandages. Her Aunt Alberta emerges from the dark shadows to inform her that she has been in a coma and both her parents have died in...
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Understanding the General Election

On 4th July 2024, the UK Parliamentary election, also known as the general election, will take place. This is how the British public decides who they want to represent them in parliament. Let's break down what a general election is, why it's important, and how it all...
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The Free School Meals Challenge in Wales: A Case for Optimism?

Simon Hoffman Background During the Covid pandemic the Welsh Government allocated funds to provide some (not all) children from low-income households in Wales with free school meals during the school holidays, or to provide their parents/carers with cash or vouchers...
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BRIEFING NOTE: Children’s Asylum Claims and the IMA – where are we now?

This is a briefing note designed for use by professionals supporting children and young adults leaving care who are seeking asylum in their own right – particularly those who will have arrived in the UK on or after 7 March 2023. It does not constitute legal advice for...
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Ending free school meals in the holidays in Wales: The relevance of children’s rights

Dr Rhian Croke, Children’s Rights Strategic Litigation and Policy Advocacy Lead, Children’s Legal Centre Wales There is so much that could be said about the facts of this case (please see another blog by my colleague Prof Simon Hoffman) but in this blog, I am going to...
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“We need governmental administrations at all levels embracing a bold vision, that translates children’s rights into reality”

Dr Rhian Croke, Children’s Rights Strategic Litigation and Policy Advocacy Lead, Children’s Legal Centre Wales – Note of thanks to Professor Ann Skelton, Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for delivering the Observatory on the Human Rights of...
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Promoting a Children’s Rights Approach to child poverty in Wales

Dr Rhian Croke & Professor Simon Hoffman   Poverty: A violation of children’s rights Amongst the many children’s rights issues, we focus on at the Children’s Legal Centre Wales and Observatory on Human Rights of Children, child poverty has been a key concern. As...
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UN Committee on Rights of Child – UK Concluding Observations 2023

Dr Rhian Croke, Children’s Rights Strategic Litigation, Information and Policy Advocacy Lead Children’s Legal Centre Wales and Member of the Wales UNCRC Monitoring Group   Background to the UNCRC Reporting Process 6th / 7th Cycle of Reporting to the UN Committee...
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Implementing the UNCRC in Wales: effective structures and mechanisms for children

Dr Rhian Croke, Child Rights Strategic Litigation and Policy Advocacy Lead, Children’s Legal Centre Wales and Member of Wales UNCRC Monitoring Group When a State, like the UK, signs and then ratifies the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), it takes on...
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The Law is Different in Wales

In Wales, the law is often different to the law in England.

This is because the UK government has given power to the Senedd (and to the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly) to make some of its own laws. The law is especially different in lots of the areas that affect children and young people, including education, health and social care.

It is also different because the Welsh Government recognises the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

How the law affects me

Children’s Legal Centre Wales is a small project. We are very sorry but we are not able to offer legal advice to members of the public. We support strategic litigation cases, provide information on the Law as it affects children in Wales and run an education programme. Please explore our website for further information.

Last updated: June 2021