This paper explores the involvement of children in discharge of care applications and the tensions children’s guardians and other stakeholders may face when aiming to both uphold children’s rights to participate and their right to protection from harm.

All under-18s have now been removed from Scotland's young offenders institutions and transferred to more child-friendly settings. The change follows suicides of young people while detained and the passage of a new law that bans children being sent to prison.

The aim of this review is to articulate the key mechanisms through which shared decision-making meetings can work to help keep children safely out of care and at home. Data from the literature was supplemented with consultation to ensure relevance to the UK setting.

Historical discrimination, reduced resources, cultural misunderstandings, and legal uncertainties create a challenging environment for migrant families

This article addresses the complex dynamics surrounding unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK.

This is the Council of the European Union's Conclusions on the update of the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict, as approved by the Council at its 4038th meeting, held on 24 June 2024.

Originally published in 2018 and updated in 2024 defines the EU’s global approach to protecting children affected by wars. These guidelines are intended to serve as a practical tool to direct and assist EU actors throughout the world in their work on children and armed conflict, including other situations of armed violence by state and non-state actors, such as terrorist organisations and organised criminal groups.

A nun and care worker who abused vulnerable children at a Scottish orphanage have had their three-year prison sentences quashed.

Charities say FoI disclosure that 369 such children were held over 21-month period is ‘hugely concerning’.

Research highlights that residential care experienced children and young people in Scotland have poorer educational outcomes than their peers within the wider population. Despite experiencing adversity, attachment, separation and loss, school attainment data on leaving care only reflects part of the educational journey. This paper aims to address a gap in contemporary literature that is of benefit to practitioners, academics and policymakers.