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Tackling ‘Child Knife Crime’ in Wales: We Need an Evidence-Based Response

Dr Rhian Croke, Children’s Rights Strategic Litigation and Policy Advocacy Lead, Children’s Legal Centre Wales Child knife crime is a deeply concerning issue that demands a thoughtful, evidence-based approach. Recent official statistics indicate that, while media...

Changes to the British Citizenship Good Character Guidance: the impact of this policy on children

Siân Pearce - Postgrad Researcher & Immigration Lawyer This week there were some short, but very important changes to the Home Office guidance on how applications for British Citizenship are decided. These were brought to the public attention by the...

Reflections on children’s rights in Wales

Dr Rhian Croke, Strategic Litigation and Policy Advocacy Lead, Children’s Legal Centre Wales Recent events and reports on children’s rights Recently, there has been reports and events that have helped us to reflect on where there has been progress and where there...

Children’s Rights and the Law Event Report

In September 2024, the Children’s Legal Centre Wales was honoured to host the Child Law Network UK in Wales for the first time. The Child Law Network was established in 2019 and is a group of 9 legal NGOs, from across the UK who share the same aim that all children...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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