Select committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 36
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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Recommendation (the committee's words)
The government must work with local authorities, law enforcement professionals and other relevant stakeholders, to address the root causes and drivers of the overrepresentation of children and young people with care experience in the criminal system. These include poor practices, early police contact, and a lack of understanding of how trauma and adversity can impact the lives of children with care experience. Special attention should be paid to tackling the overrepresentation of children with a black or mixed ethnic background and neurodivergent children. (Recommendation, Paragraph 179)
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.