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Supporting children during the coronavirus outbreak
17 March 2020
Blogs
Letters to the Permanent Secretaries for the DfE and MHCLG regarding COVID-19 and children in care
16 March 2020
News
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Families living with no recourse to public funds
21 February 2020
Blogs
Responding to the DfE’s announcement on children in care living in unregulated accommodation
12 February 2020
Statement
Responding to the multi-agency report on children sexually abused within the family
4 February 2020
Statement
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Tackling harmful content on Facebook – Anne Longfield’s letter to Facebook’s Head of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg
3 February 2020
News
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Children’s mental health report warns ‘chasm’ remains between what services are available and what children need
30 January 2020
News
Responding to the Chief Inspector of Prisons’ report on the separation of children in young offender institutions
21 January 2020
Statement
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Keeping kids safe, Anne Longfield’s article for the Huffington Post
17 January 2020
Blogs
County lines gangs – a letter to the Editor of The Times
16 January 2020
Blogs
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Thousands of children in care passed around the system like parcels and living miles away from family and friends
24 December 2019
News
Marking 30 years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child with call on political parties to put the spotlight on children during election campaign
5 November 2019
News