The Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) has carried out a review of government action on United Nations‟recommendations on strengthening children's" rights in the UK. It accuses the coalition government of systematically breaching international law that protects children's rights.
The review says that Ministers are flouting the Ministerial Code which requires them to act in accordance with international law and their treaty obligations.
When the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child last examined the UK's compliance with international children's rights law, it made 118 recommendations. CRAE's latest review shows the coalition Government has: only made progress in 18 of 118 recommendations in the past 12 months; presided over a deterioration in 15 recommendations; risked further violations occurring in 10 areas of concern raised by the UN; made no significant progress in 59 areas of children's rights protection. The full review is available here: CRAE State of Children's Rights in England 2011.
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