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This document includes guidance on first-time applicants, renewals, parental responsibility, court orders and loco parentis.
This paper explores how individual, family, community, institutional and society level violence affect children’s experiences
This paper present findings on the place of work in the lives of children
This report provides a synthesis of research from the past 15 years on children's work
UK's Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict. Delivered at the United Nations.
Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the year ending 31 March 2020.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on Children and Armed Conflict.
Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services.
Transitions to post-secondary education and the labour market
How the government is reviewing support for children in need in order to support them and improve their outcomes.
Paper prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on COVID-19 trends amongst children in the US.
Statistics on children in need in England, including on child protection plans and referrals to and assessments completed by children's social care services. Whilst the title of the release has changed from ‘Characteristics of children in need’ to ‘Children in...
Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the year ending 31 March 2021.
This study analyses data on the large number of children balancing work and education, within and outside their homes
Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the year ending 31 March 2022.
On World Children’s Day, the Ukraine Group of Friends for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) raises the devastating effects of Russia’s war of aggression on the children of Ukraine.
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