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We regularly provide written briefings for MPs and Peers for debates or departmental question sessions. You can download them below.

In 2025, it cannot be right that children, the youngest and most vulnerable group in society, are the least protected from physical assault. RCPCH are campaigning, alongside supporters from across the sector for equal protection for all children in the UK. 

In 2025, it cannot be right that children, the youngest and most vulnerable group in society, are the least protected from physical assault. This joint briefing calls on Peers to support an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing bill to give children equal protection from assault.

In England and Northern Ireland, children are the only group of people not fully protected in law from physical assault. Our recommendations demonstrate to Government policymakers both the practicalities of removing the 'reasonable punishment defence’ from law and the appropriate next steps to reduc...

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cessation of all but the most urgent elective children’s surgical cases during the period of peak prevalence of infection in the general population. There is now a focus on addressing the huge backlog of procedures which have been delayed since the beginning of ...

Determining pregnancy status in young female patients under 16 years of age is an area that clinicians may find difficult. This practical guide sets out the issues, risks and approaches that NHS organisations may consider when developing their policies in this area.