Blogs Six things our new Prime Minister should do for children’s rights 25 Jul 19 Too many children are losing out at home, at school and in the criminal justice system. Enver Solomon gives the new PM a few suggestions on how to ensure their rights are protected and promoted.
Blogs International law on torture and ill-treatment applies to all children, including those behind bars 15 May 19 Louise King looks at what the recent investigation into the UK's record on torture and degrading treatment means for children in prison.
Blogs Our youth justice system discriminates against BAME children – and it’s getting worse 03 Apr 19 JfKL's Laura Cooper on our new State of Children's Rights report and the disturbing trends it highlights around disproportionality in the youth justice system
Blogs Children’s rights being side-lined while nation focuses on Brexit 12 Mar 19 Britain’s poorest children are increasingly subject to poor housing and dangerous policing tactics including Tasers and spit-hoods, with frighteningly little oversight or scrutiny, finds a major new report.
Blogs Essential but underused: The Modern Slavery Act and child criminal exploitation 22 Feb 19 Protecting victims of child criminal exploitation is not a “loophole” in modern slavery legislation, it is the law serving its purpose, argues JfKL’s Aika Stephenson.
Blogs Supreme Court: Youth cautions should no longer be disclosed in criminal record checks 30 Jan 19 Jennifer Twite, Head of Strategic Litigation at Just for Kids Law, explains the significance of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the disclosure of youth cautions.
Blogs A stronger case for independent advocacy for children 13 Dec 18 JfKL’s Mark McDonald writes about the Department for Education’s new report and the key role that independent advocacy has to play in improving educational outcomes of Children in Need.
Blogs Learning from Scotland’s alternative to youth criminal justice 07 Dec 18 JfKL's Alex Temple writes for the Justice Gap about the problem of youth reoffending in England and Wales, and what we can learn from Scotland's children's hearings system.
Blogs What can Better Call Saul tell us about the state of the UK criminal records system? 23 Oct 18 An exploration of the harsh reality of UK criminal records disclosure: blog post by JfKL's Alex Temple for OpenDemocracy.
Blogs Children's Rights Post-Brexit 19 Apr 18 Louise King, Director of the Children’s Rights Alliance for England, blogs on why we must ensure that child rights protections are safeguarded post-Brexit.
Blogs Street violence: societal change needed – rights, respect and long term investment 10 Apr 18 JFKL's CEO Enver Solomon on the recent violent attacks amongst young people and our perceptions of the root causes.
Blogs "All lawyers should be equipped to deal with young clients" 29 Mar 18 Most lawyers will represent young people and it’s time our training recognised that fact, says Alex Temple from Just for Kids Law
