On this page you can search and filter the UN recommendations submitted to the UK
Government should: (a) End child poverty and ensure accountability (including through concrete targets). Monitor and report results. (b) Put children...
Government should: Assess the impact on children's rights of funding cuts for childcare and family support. Review family support policies...
Government should: Work with disabled people's organisations, and in line with the CRPD Committee's recommendations following its inquiry into the...
Government should: Within one year of adopting the present recommendations, provide an update to the CRPD Committee on progress in...
Government should: (a) Reduce the use of temporary employment, precarious self-employment and 'zero-hours' contracts. Create opportunities offering security and protection...
Government should: (a) Ensure all migrant workers enjoy equal rights for pay, protection from unfair dismissal, rest and leisure, working...
Government should: (a) Review conditions attached to social security benefits. Reverse the cuts introduced by the Welfare Reform Act 2012...
Government should: Consider UN advice on the right to social security. The Committee draws the attention of the State party...
Government should: In line with UN advice on poverty and the ICESCR, guarantee support to all those living in (or...
Government should: (a) Ensure there is sufficient housing (especially social housing), particularly for the most disadvantaged groups, including those on...
Government should: Ensure older people receive an adequate pension, care and treatment. Educate all health care workers on the rights...
Government should: Look at how changes to public spending, tax and welfare are affecting women’s rights. They should take urgent...
Government should: (a) Ensure that women in abusive situations can receive payments under Universal Credit independent of their partners. (b)...
Government should: (a) Recognise disabled people’s right to live independently and be included in the community in UK laws, so...
Government should: (a) Remove the ‘Hostile Environment’ policy and ensure children without regular residence status can get legal help, social...
Government should: Devise policies to help disadvantaged families, in particular children, to boost social mobility. Provide more targeted social policies...
Government should: Do more so that disadvantaged people can access public, social and health services. Strengthen measures to foster access...
Government should: Consult on the possibility of a universal basic income, replacing the current social protection system. As a follow-up...
Government should: Tackle long-standing discrimination against women in political, economic and social settings, particularly regarding the gender pay gap and...
Government should: Take further action to end child poverty. Assess the impacts of welfare reform on children from disadvantaged families....
UK Government actions In March 2021, regulations were passed to introduce a new ‘multi-channel approach to health assessments’ for a...
Several permanent welfare reforms introduced by the UK Government, including the two-child limit, have adversely affected the enjoyment of human...
Read our assessment of the UK Government’s progress on social security (welfare...
Government should: (a) Review how welfare changes affect disabled children and their families; increase payments so that these changes do...
Government should: (a) Do more to ensure that all forms of healthcare are available to all children, and that children...
Government should: (a) Do more to end child poverty and give all children an adequate standard of living, including by...
Government should: (a) Urgently change the Illegal Migration Bill: take out any provisions that would lead to violations of children’s...
