Select committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Conclusion 30
2nd Report - Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England
Published 27 Aug 2026
Addressed to Ministry of Justice
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The consequences for children in care of the Supreme Court’s recent changes to the law on deprivation of liberty should be kept carefully under review. It is crucial that children who are held in conditions akin to confinement are not deprived of appropriate safeguards. (Recommendation, Paragraph 156)
From: Human Rights (Joint Committee), 2nd Report - Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England (HC 161), 27 August 2026
Government response
No government response linked yet: deadline 27 October 2026, 5 days ago.