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Children in Wales provides in-depth briefings for our members on a range of policy issues. If you have any comments on these briefings or ideas about any other type of briefing or service that would be useful for you please contact: Nell Warner. E-mail: nell.warner@childreninwales.org.uk

Legislative Framework for Childcare in Wales, 02/12

This briefing has been prepared by Children in Wales to pull together all the different pieces of legislation that provide the legislative framework for childcare in Wales

The UK Government Coalition Agreement and it’s Impact on Wales

The Conservative/Liberal Democrat UK Government published “The Coalition: our programme for government” on Thursday 20 May.

4 Nations Child Policy Network Briefing: Discrimination against people of any age is wrong

Why the Westminster Parliament and UK Government should support universal age discrimination legislation.

Taking Action on Child Poverty Consultation Paper Children in Wales Member Briefing, July 2008

When the Vulnerable Children and Child Poverty legislative competence order (LCO) comes into force it will enable the National Assembly for Wales to introduce legislation in the form of Assembly Measures on child poverty. The Welsh Assembly Government published a consultation presenting their proposals for taking action on child poverty in June 2008. It includes proposals to make legislation on three areas that will contribute to the Assembly Government’s programme.

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - Reporting arrangements update, December 2007

Article 44 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) obliges “states to regularly report on the measures they have adopted to give effect to the rights enshrined in the Convention and with the progress they have made with reference to the enjoyment of those rights". Governments are required to report on the implementation of the Convention to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child at five yearly intervals. This briefing sets out a summary of the activities that have taken place at a Wales and UK level in preparation for this.

Impact of the Queen’s Speech in Wales, November 2007

Through the implementation of the Government of Wales Act 2006 the National Assembly for Wales obtained additional legislative powers from Westminster. However there is still a great deal of legislation being made in Westminster that affects children and young people in Wales. The Queen’s Speech was published on 6 November 2007. It contains a range of bills that will impact on Wales in various different ways. This briefing is intended to highlight the effect that the bills in the Speech will have on children and young people in Wales.

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