The charity says the legal aid bill, debated in parliament today, will affect the most vulnerable children and carry "grave consequences".
The government has stated that for some excluded cases there will be a safety net in the form of an exceptional funding scheme – but the Children’s Society say thousands of children will not be eligible for this scheme.
It wants the government to provide legal support for all children – a move, which, according to the government’s own calculations, would cost £10m a year.
In its current form, the bill would lead to cuts in areas of law including education, housing, immigration and clinical negligence.
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