No child in cells Since 2016 we have brought a series of legal challenges against police forces and local authorities concerning the unlawful detention of children in police cells overnight.
Children as spies We're challenging the government over its policy of allowing children to be used as spies by the police and other agencies.
Criminal records In 2019 we secured a landmark Supreme Court judgment on the disclosure of youth criminal records
Joint enterprise We intervened in a landmark Supreme Court case that established that the law of joint enterprise had been wrongly interpreted for 30 years.
Still a child at 17 In 2013 we successfully took action against the Home Office to ensure that 17-year-olds are treated as children at the police station and given appropriate adults.
Young, gifted and blocked We intervened in a 2015 Supreme Court case which extended student finance eligibility to many young people who had previously been blocked due to their immigration status.