Child Poverty and Child Rights: A New Era in the UK?

Описание: In recognition of World Children’s Day, we hosted an expert roundtable on child poverty and child rights in the UK. The event addressed recent UK Government developments, including the formation of a ministerial taskforce for a Child Poverty Strategy. Expert speakers discussed the opportunities and challenges of the current policy landscape and how advocacy, litigation, and other approaches can be used to secure children’s rights in poverty-related areas.

Speakers included:

Anna Feuchtwang, Chief Executive, National Children’s Bureau (NCB)
Amir Arian, NCB Social Care Group
Sam Ogle, NCB’s Council for Disabled Children FLARE group
Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Nick Hobbs, Head of Advice and Investigations, Child and Young People's Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS)
Jamie Burton KC, Doughty Street Chambers

The seminar was chaired by Professor Aoife Nolan, Co-lead of the Children’s Rights Group at Doughty Street Chambers.

We also invited attendees to save the date for the Annual Children’s Rights Lecture, titled ‘Children’s Rights Apply Online as Offline – or Do They? Emerging Challenges in Implementing Children’s Rights in the Digital Environment,’ now scheduled for Thursday, 13 March 2025.