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'A girl called Nonita': Sky documentary tells the shocking story of Nonita Grabovskyte, a young care leaver woefully failed by her corporate parent and others | Article 39

Sky documentary about the death of a very young care leaver, Nonita Grabovskyte, and how we and @inquest-org.bsky.social joined forces to fight for justice for her. Link to documentary here: article39.org.uk/2025/11/11/a...

The Children's Plan: Vision for Care | Children's Commissioner for England As Children’s Commissioner, I have a special responsibility to children living in care or away from home. That is not just a responsibility defined by

🚨 We welcome the Children’s Commissioner’s warning: every home for a child in care must legally provide care, not just support.

Currently, 16-17-year-olds in year can end up in places that are only legally required to support them.

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UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Module 8 Thursday 16 October 2025 Children and Young People 10:00 - 16:30 Dr Shona Arora, on behalf of the UK Health Security Agency Carolyne Willow, on behalf of Article 39 Lucy Frazer KC, Former Minister of State, Ministry of Justice Please note timings are provisional and subject to change. Content warning: this module contains references to child death and harm to children through illness, abuse, suicide and crime.

Today, at public hearings for Module 8: Children and Young People we will hear evidence from three witnesses: Dr Shona Arora, Carolyne Willow and Lucy Frazer KC.

Children's social care and education ministers to be questioned at UK Covid-19 Inquiry | Article 39

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I was working with several children in custody in 2020. It was just awful for them. Unless they chose to phone me (one child did; multiple times each day) I had no idea how they were.

Plight of children in prison laid bare in today's UK Covid-19 Inquiry hearing | Article 39

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UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 8 hearings - day 1 (29 September 2025) | Article 39

UK Covid-19 Inquiry, day 1 hearing: strong and consistent calls for making the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child fully part of UK law
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Impact on children of government decision-making during the pandemic to be focus of UK Covid-19 Inquiry hearings across next four weeks | Article 39

UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s dedicated hearings on children and young people start this Monday 29 September, through to 23 October.

Article 39 is a core participant. We will be holding last government to account and pressing for greater rights protection, more here: article39.org.uk/2025/09/26/i...

A ladder to the stars | Article 39

🪜✨ Thinking of our dear friend Ian Dickson today. Lifetime champion of children and young people, always spoke truth to power. Before he died, he advised us to know the difference between all the brilliant people working in children’s care settings, and the cowboys.
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In addition to the headline used, this is also a report of a young child in care dying and his foster mum fighting for justice for him.

Our children’s welfare system has been wilfully restructured to put children aged 16 and 17 at the margins, treating them as if they’re adults. Can imagine plight of your pupil. Excellent they have your support 🙏

Yes it is. We’re an experienced team at Article 39 and the accounts we’ve heard this past year have been beyond appalling. Yet local authority pressures and narratives continue to shape national policy.

❗️Alarmed by harms suffered by children, & scale of LA non-compliance with law, this year we published two new resources, and updated a third.

For teenagers: rights4children.org.uk/aged-16-or-1...
For social workers: article39.org.uk/advice-and-r...
For advocates: article39.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Two Met Police officers convicted for assaulting 16-year-old Black boy - Voice Online PC Gonen is suspended and PC Price remains on restricted duties. Both officers will be sentenced on 24 January

No ambulance available to take a black child to hospital for urgent mental health assessment and care. Police given task instead. Two police officers assault child.
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❗As we warned: 2021 changes to care planning secondary legislation have radically restructured children's care system, giving veneer of legitimacy to what was once shameful.

⬇️ This kind of accommodation is meant to be restricted to children able to manage without any care or consistent supervision.

An insightful child focused commentary from Article 39.

NEW: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Our initial analysis of the Bill was published this morning:

Sorry we cannot join the chorus of congratulations. We expect so much more for children and young people.

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill | Article 39

See our initial analysis here: article39.org.uk/childrenswel...

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill | Article 39

NEW: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Our initial analysis of the Bill was published this morning. Sorry we cannot join the chorus of congratulations. We expect so much more for children and young people.

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From Ofsted’s latest inspection of Nottingham children’s services: “A significant proportion of children who have entered care in the last six months have previously been in care.”

Article 39's Founder Director receives honorary doctorate | Article 39

⬇️ So this happened today!

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State of child protection in England. Parents asked to sign agreements with social workers not to hit their children, because the law allows parental assault.

The ‘reasonable chastisement’ common law defence for child assault is from a case in 1860.

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👏 We're very grateful to all those who were able to donate, and to those who helped spread the word. Just a whisker away from our target of £6,000 - this will make a big difference to our little charity. THANK YOU!
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🙏 Thanks so much everyone. Closes midday Tues (tomorrow): donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

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Fingers crossed we can raise another £2,000 by Tuesday midday - every single donation doubled!

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Top London academies face mass claims of emotional harm as Whitehall acts on crisis Government says allegations ‘deeply distressing’ as dossier of allegations grows in wake of Observer investigation into Mossbourne schools

None of what is described would be tolerated were children to be seen and treated as human beings with feelings and rights.

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🎄We're part of this year's #ChristmasChallenge.

From midday today (3 Dec), our supporters have 7 days to donate to our unique children's rights advice service.

🙌 Every donation made this week will be doubled whilst match funds last!
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🎄We're part of this year's #ChristmasChallenge.

From midday today (3 Dec), our supporters have 7 days to donate to our unique children's rights advice service.

🙌Every donation made this week will be doubled whilst match funds last!