On this page you can search and filter the UN recommendations submitted to the UK
Government should: Raise the minimum age of marriage to 18 years across all devolved administrations and overseas territories. The Committee...
UK Government actions In June 2021, the UK Government committed to raise the minimum age for people to marry in...
Government should: Revise local laws and the British Nationality Act in overseas territories to secure migrant children's right to a...
Government should: Assess the impact on children's rights of funding cuts for childcare and family support. Review family support policies...
Government should ensure poverty is never the sole reason for removing a child from parental care, consider UN advice on...
Government should: (a) Ensure child protection authorities are informed when a parent is imprisoned, to prevent children being left unattended....
Government should: Protect the family as a core unit of society. Provide protection to the family as a natural and...
Government should: Update immigration laws to limit the amount of time migrants and asylum seekers can be detained. Consider revising...
Government should: Change the law to help reunite child asylum seekers and refugees in the UK with their families. Reform...
Government should: Take action to ensure unaccompanied children who are refugees or resettled in the UK can be reunited with...
