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Latest news — 13 Jun 2024

Children's Charities Coalition's reaction to Labour Party manifesto launch

As charities representing the voices of thousands of children across the UK, we are concerned that this manifesto does not fully address the urgent needs of children, or the scale of the challenge facing young people in this country.

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Latest news — 11 Jun 2024

Children's Charities Coalition's reaction to Conservative Party manifesto launch

The Prime Minister talked about delivering a clear plan, bold action and a secure future. Unfortunately, not enough of this seemed to have been directed towards our youngest generation.

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Latest news — 10 Jun 2024

Children's Charities Coalition's reaction to Liberal Democrat manifesto launch

We are pleased to see the commitments on children’s mental health and on child poverty. But for a manifesto that rightly highlights the importance of putting care at the heart of our national priorities, it’s disappointing there’s barely any mention of children’s social care, in stark contrast to the commitments on adult social care.

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News & opinion — 6 Mar 2024

Children's Charities Coalition responds to Spring Budget

Quality public services are what children and families need, and what the electorate wants. The Chancellor had a golden opportunity to show he understood this and address a crisis in childhoods, brought about by spiralling inequality and deepening levels of poverty and deprivation. Sadly, there were few measures in his Budget to help children who are in the most desperate need.

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News & opinion — 24 Jan 2024

Politicians don’t understand us, say nation’s children

New data released today by the Children’s Charities Coalition highlights that children feel politicians don’t understand their lives and aren’t listening to them as the country prepares for a General Election. The poll is part of the Children at the Table campaign which is gathering momentum both across the children's sector and with the public. Find out more and sign our petition to the next Prime Minister.

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Policy — 11 Jan 2024

Children's Charities Coalition responds to Labour's child health policy announcement

Following Labour's pledges to tackle child health inequality and create a cross-departmental delivery board prioritising child health, the Children's Charities Coalition has issued a joint statement.

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News & opinion — 29 Nov 2023

Children’s Charities Coalition joint statement responding to LGA research on high cost placements in children’s social care

Following analysis by the Local Government Association showing that children’s social care placements costing £10,000 and more have risen sharply in the past five years, the Children's Charities Coalition has issued a joint statement.

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News & opinion — 22 Nov 2023

Joint statement from Children's Charities Coalition in response to Autumn Statement

Following the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, the Children's Charities Coalition has issued a joint statement.

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News & opinion — 15 Nov 2023

Children At The Table: Our joint call for children to be at the heart of the next Government

Babies, children and young people have been overlooked by policy makers for too long.

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Children's Charities Coalition's reaction to Labour Party manifesto launch

Children's Charities Coalition's reaction to Conservative Party manifesto launch

Children's Charities Coalition's reaction to Liberal Democrat manifesto launch

Children's Charities Coalition responds to Spring Budget

Politicians don’t understand us, say nation’s children

Children's Charities Coalition responds to Labour's child health policy announcement

Joint statement from Children's Charities Coalition in response to Autumn Statement

Children At The Table: Our joint call for children to be at the heart of the next Government

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