Last updated: June 2018
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Children’s Legal Centre Wales Named Most Influential Small Charity at Welsh Charity Awards
Children's Legal Centre Wales has been named Most Influential Small Charity at the Welsh Charity Awards, recognising a decade of work to advance children's rights, legal education and access to justice across Wales. The award comes at a significant moment in our...
Getting Participation ‘Right’ — Whatever That Means
What makes child and youth participation meaningful? Structure? Relationship? Outcome? Feedback? Space, voice, audience, and influence? After almost eight years involved in this work, first as a participant, then a practitioner, and now an advisor and advocate, I...
Amazing Opportunity to join the Children’s Legal Centre Wales
Thanks to support from the National Lottery and its players, and in partnership with Just for Kids Law, we're delighted to be recruiting for 2 new posts to the Children’s Legal Centre Wales Team - Youth Participation Officer and Policy and Research Assistant. These...
Children’s Legal Centre Wales Partners with Just for Kids Law on Landmark Project to Transform Policing for Children
CLC Wales is delighted to announce a new partnership with Just for Kids Law on the Child Justice Changemakers project, following a major five-year investment from The National Lottery Community Fund. The project will support children and young people from across...
We Were Wondering…What is the Rule of Law and Why does it Matter to Me?
Megan Lewis - Welsh Youth Ambassador at the Attorney General’s Office and Co-Creator of RoL Models You may have heard politicians or lawyers talk about the 'rule of law' online or on the news when something big or controversial is happening. But they rarely...
Why Children Need Lawyers: A Young Person’s Perspective
Rhian Howells, Education and Engagement Lead, Children’s Legal Centre Wales “Are the police allowed to rough you up?” “It’s fine if you’re carrying a knife for self-defence.” “The shop on my road still sells disposable vapes.” “Wait! What? The police can actually...
Why Children in Wales Need Lawyers: A Youth Justice Perspective
Professor Anthony Charles, Swansea University and Children's Legal Centre Wales Trustee Children who come into contact with the justice system in Wales deserve meaningful protection, not just warm words about rights. Yet too often, children face processes they...
Great Expectations – What does it tell us about fairness in Welsh Law?
Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens, which explores an orphan named Pip who receives a large fortune from an unknown benefactor and moves to London to become a gentleman. Pip believes that his unknown benefactor is Miss Havisham, until he is reunited with...
Are you free to choose? What Everything, Everything Reveals about your rights
Imagine NEVER, being able to step outside. NEVER. I am not talking about being grounded for a weekend. I am talking about no community, no friends, no school, no fresh air. This is Maddy’s life in Everything, Everything. Maddy’s mother has lied to her, claiming she is...
3 Legal Ideas Pride and Prejudice Reveals about the Law, Love and Life.
Have you ever wondered what a 200-year-old love story has to do with the law? At first glance, Pride and Prejudice seems to be about romance, manners, and misunderstandings. However, beneath the social drama lies a legal system that controlled who could inherit...