Select Committee · Human Rights (Joint Committee)
The UK's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Status: Closed
Opened: 26 Jan 2015
Closed: 26 Jan 2015
Inquiry scope
The Committee has decided to review its work since the 2010 Election in the area of children’s rights with a view to publishing a Report before the end of the Parliament that will assess the progress that has been made by the Government since its December 2010 commitment to give “due consideration” to the UNCRC when making new policy or legislation, and some specific aspects of the UK’s record of compliance with the Convention. It will in particular assess the implications of the changes to the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England and will analyse the extent to which the situation for children’s rights has improved or deteriorated with regard to those areas on which it has reported over the Parliament: these include the rights of migrant children, child trafficking, children in custody, SEN, and children and legal aid. The Committee’s end-of-Parliament assessment takes place against the background of the forthcoming review of the UK Government’s full periodic report on the UNCRC by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.Oral evidence sessions
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Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2015 | From committee | Letter to Fiona Jones, Chair, Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights), 25 February 2015 |
| 25 Feb 2015 | To committee | Letter from Fiona Jones, Chair, Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights), 13 February 2015 |
| 25 Feb 2015 | From committee | Letter to Scottish, Northern Irish and Welsh Children's Commissioners, 25 February 2015 |
| 25 Feb 2015 | To committee | Letter from Scottish, Northern Irish, and Welsh Children's Commissioners |