Source: Community Care |
Date: 2008-11-12
...the withdrawal of the reservation to the UNCRC has been well received. Frontline feedback...services. Some say, however, that the UNCRC is not legally binding under UK law, and...other signs of distress. By using the UNCRC with other legislation those fighting...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2008-06-12
...Convention on the Rights of the Child ( UNCRC) - were designed and run every month on...fifth recommendation - calling for the UNCRC to be a compulsory part of the curriculum...schools and communities. 5. Make the UNCRC a compulsory part of the curriculum for...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2009-12-14
...These include the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child ( UNCRC), the Children Act 1989 and immigration and asylum legislation... The withdrawal of the UK's reservation in 2008 to the UNCRC in respect of children without secure immigration status reinforced...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2005-11-25
...improve the outcomes of all children, embodies the general principles of the UNCRC and the Children Act 2004 states that the children’s commissioner must have regard to the UNCRC in considering what constitutes the interests of children.” Children...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2010-05-19
...to the United Nations Convention on the rights of the Child ( UNCRC.) Promoting it through all the activities of my office...children and young people captured in the 42 Articles of the UNCRC. We signed it in 1991. More than half its 42 Articles relate...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2011-11-21
...Commissioners is a timely reminder of how much we have done to implement the UNCRC, and where we still need to make progress. We are determined to deliver our obligations towards the UNCRC to make children's rights a reality across the state." ...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2009-12-16
...family is vital As we have passed the 20th anniversary of the UNCRC on 20 November, it is time to address a widespread anxiety...best outcomes for all children and families, and embrace the UNCRC as a practical tool for achieving this. Barbara Hearn...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2003-10-30
...of how the UN Committee has engaged in this subject with the government gives a flavour of the report. Article 27 of the UNCRC enjoins state parties, in implementing “the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child’s physical...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2003-12-04
...intervention diverts children from a life of crime'. Every child does not matter to this government and will not until the UNCRC is established as its overarching legally binding framework." Felicity Collier, chief executive, Baaf Adoption and Fostering...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2008-10-29
...our society.” Aynsley-Green urged professionals working with children to put pressure on the government to act on the UNCRC's recommendations. Related articles United Nations says Asbos for young people should be scrapped What do you think...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2003-12-01
...record on protecting children’s rights. The committee concluded that there is still insufficient compliance under the UNCRC by the government. In particular, it highlighted the government’s failure to meet its promise to develop an overarching...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2005-02-01
...children’s rights are being breached, based on the standards set up by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ( UNCRC). The recommendations include ensuring that children that are in trouble with the law are treated as children in need...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2008-12-16
...and must stop," she added. Related articles Shelter: Lift asylum work ban to end destitution Lifting UNCRC reservation offers hope for asylum seekers Joseph Rowntree Trust: Asylum destitution has tripled in Leeds Independent...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2008-12-09
...children in custody and asylum-seeking children. But he told the meeting that he regretted the fact that the principles of the UNCRC were not reflected in all aspects of legislation, which remained a “fundamental issue”. “By signing the convention, it...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2006-02-17
...gratuitous.” We urge the government and the Youth Justice Board to ensure that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child ( UNCRC) is seen as the bedrock for the management of children and young people in custody, and that a comprehensive approach is taken...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2009-01-09
...societies to illustrate its points. Despite advances in thinking and research on the topic, it shows the gap between the aims of the UNCRC and the treatment of children in the UK. This book explores participation in greater depth, providing challenges to...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2009-11-20
...why the Secretary of State is content to draw up his own Children's Plan with regard to the principles and Articles of the UNCRC, but is not prepared to require the authorities drawing up local Children's Plans to do the same," the committee said...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2003-11-25
...record on protecting children’s rights. The committee concluded that there is still insufficient compliance under the UNCRC by the government. In particular, it highlighted the government’s failure to meet its promise to develop an overarching...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2006-08-24
...Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child or the European Convention on Human Rights. The UK has a reservation on the UNCRC for immigration control purposes, but Matthews said courts were most likely to consider whether the Home Office had done enough...
Source: Community Care |
Date: 2010-03-19
...Persons (Wales) Measure The Welsh Assembly Government wants to create a law that will allow the rights and duties in the UNCRC to be carefully thought about by the Welsh Ministers and the First Minister in the important decisions that they make. This...
