On this page you can search and filter the UN recommendations submitted to the UK
Government should: Develop a measurable action plan to improve the lives of disabled people across the UK. The Committee recommends...
Government should: Take action so that everyone can access quality education opportunities at all levels. Undertake deliberate and robust measures...
The Welsh Government has legislated to make relationships and sexuality education a statutory component of the new curriculum – ensuring...
UK Government actions: Between May and August 2022, the UK Government submitted several reports to the UN: its report for...
UK Government actions: The UK Government resumed the use of school exams in summer 2022, with exam boards instructed to...
UK Government actions: In September 2022, Department for Education (DfE) revised guidance on behaviour in schools and on suspensions and...
Government should: (a) Do more to ensure disadvantaged children and children in the Overseas Territories can afford to get online...
Government should: (a) Do more to reduce the number of children in care, including by funding early intervention and prevention...
Government should: (a) Ensure all adolescent girls can access family planning services, affordable contraceptives, and safe abortion care without having...
Government should: (a) Do more to deal with inequalities in education and improve outcomes for disadvantaged children, including by: •...
Government should: (a) Introduce and fund a strategy to ensure children’s right to rest, leisure and recreation; (b) Make children’s...
Government should: Do more to deal with racial inequalities in criminal justice, employment, mental health and education. Enhance efforts to...
UK Government actions In July 2021, the UK Government published a revised draft of its statutory guidance for schools, ‘Keeping...
Government should: Keep improving laws and policies to ensure inclusive education for disabled children. Continue its efforts towards developing comprehensive...
Government should: Ensure that all children have equitable access to education in state schools, and deal with online and offline...
Government should: Take action to ensure that women and girls have access to education, healthcare and other support services in...
Government should: Do more to stop racially motivated hate crimes and discrimination against black and other ethnic minorities in schools....
Government should: Respect the rights of parents to raise and educate their children, in line with the Convention on the...
Government should: Introduce a national strategy to improve children’s access to health, education, culture and justice, in particular for vulnerable...
Government should: Improve laws to ensure quality education for all children in education, especially disabled children. Further strengthen laws that...
Government should: Keep taking action to end inequalities affecting minorities in accessing criminal justice, employment, health and education. Keep taking...
Government should: (a) Take steps to ensure stop and search powers are used in a lawful and fair way and...
The UK Government’s new relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education guidance is welcome, as is action taken in...
There have been a number of positive legislative and policy changes to increase education and awareness of the UN Convention...
Government should: (a) Fund disabled people's organisations and involve them in planning and implementing all laws affecting disabled people (including...
Government should: (a) Tackle bullying and violence in schools, through teaching human rights, building respect for diversity and improving conflict-resolution...
Government should: Withdraw its reservation to CRPD article 24 (2) (a) and (b) on the right to inclusive education. The...
Government should: Consult disabled people's organisations to: (a) Ensure all disabled children get an inclusive education in their own communities....
Government should: Ensure its international development cooperation is aimed at strengthening the right to free compulsory primary education for all....
Government should: Reduce achievement gaps in education, particularly among children from low income families. Take further action to avoid segregating...
Government should: Cut fees to make higher education more accessible, in accordance with capacity. Gradually introduce free higher education. The...
Government should: (a) Do more to encourage girls to study non-traditional subjects and courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics;...
Government should: (a) Develop a strategy (in consultation with Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities) to address the challenges they face...
Government should: (a) Take further action to end all racist bullying and harassment in schools. Make schools collect data on...
Government should: Abolish any legal obligation to attend collective worship in state-funded schools. Guarantee children's right to freely decide whether...
Government should: Adopt a human rights-based approach to disability, set up a strategy for the inclusion of disabled children in...
While the introduction of compulsory relationships and sex education (RSE) may create further opportunities for schools to teach children about...
Government should: (a) Take action to reduce the impact of social background or disabilities on children's achievements in school. Guarantee...
Government should: (a) In line with UN advice on children's right to rest, leisure, play and cultural life, ensure all...
Government should: Do more to promote racial equality and social inclusion in Northern Ireland's education system. Step up efforts to...
UK Government actions In July 2021, the UK Government published its National Disability Strategy, which made commitments to improve the...
Despite the implementation of wide-ranging reforms since 2014, children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities (SEND) still face barriers...
The proportion of disabled pupils attending special schools has been steadily increasing for several years. In response, the Welsh Government...
UK Government actions In September 2021, the UK Government announced significant new funding arrangements for health and social care; £5.4...
There are persistent barriers affecting disabled people’s right to live independently as part of the community. The UK Government has...
Changes to the legal and policy framework are welcome in the areas of transport, housing and social care, and an...
UK Government actions In October 2020, the UK Government updated the ‘headteachers’ standards’, which set baseline expectations for professional practice...
Government should: (a) Strengthen action to ensure quality education for ethnic minority children, especially Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children; children...
