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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to Scottish Budget 2026-27
14 January 2026
The Scottish Government has published their budget for 2026-27.
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Our response to contemporary child health issues
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to the 2026 New Year Honours
5 January 2026
The New Year Honours list has been announced, celebrating contributions to those supporting child health and wellbeing across the country.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to evidence review of The Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act 2020
18 December 2025
The Welsh Government have published evidence on the impact of abolishing the ‘reasonable punishment’ defence and protecting children from physical punishment.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to BMI statistics for Scotland
17 December 2025
Public Health Scotland has published its annual Primary 1 Body Mass Index (BMI) statistics for the 2024–25 school year. Public Health Scotland has published its annual Primary 1 Body Mass Index (BMI) statistics for the 2024–25 school year.
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Paediatricians call for greater ambition in Child Poverty Strategy
5 December 2025
The Government has published their long awaiting child poverty strategy, which aims to reduce costs for families and improve outcomes for children.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to the independent review into mental health, autism and ADHD services
4 December 2025
DHSC have launched an independent review to examine how the health system currently delivers mental health, autism and ADHD services.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to Chief Medical Officer for Wales’s annual report
4 December 2025
The Chief Medical Officer has published her annual report 2024 to 2025, which explores how prevention is vital for better health, and how our NHS workforce is key for effective, sustainable care.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to Welsh Government’s progress report on Child Poverty Strategy
3 December 2025
The report ‘Child Poverty Strategy for Wales: progress report 2025’ details the Welsh Government’s progress to date on their ongoing strategy to reduce and eliminate child poverty.Â
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to 2025 autumn budget
26 November 2025
The Chancellor has delivered the budget for 2025 and announced the end of the two-child limit to benefit payments.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to IPPR’s ‘It takes a village’ report
21 November 2025
The Institute for Public Policy Research have published a report detailing the experiences of over 1,500 parents when it comes to their children’s health.