CYP Now - Call for Care Review to commit to protect children’s rights

The government-commissioned Independent Review of Children’s Social Care should publicly commit to the protection and promotion of children’s rights, a sector-wide coalition has said.

Carolyne Willow says she is concerned the Care Review could lead to the "disappearance of crucial rights and entitlements" for children. Picture: Alex Deverill

The long-awaited review, which was promised in the Conservative Party’s 2019 general election manifesto, was first announced in January, and officially launched in April.

A "coalition of coalitions" including representative bodies with more than 150 member organisations and tens of thousands of individual social workers and lawyers across the sector, said that since the review was announced almost six months ago, none of its publications have mentioned “rights” when discussing children and young people.

The coalition, which includes Together for Children, the British Association of Social Workers (England), and the Alliance for Youth Justice, wants the review to commit to upholding the principles and provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

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