Just for Kids Law

Just for Kids Law (JfKL) is a UK charity that works with and for children and young people to hold those with power to account and fight for wider reform by providing legal representation and advice, direct advocacy and support, and campaigning to ensure children and young people in the UK have their legal rights and entitlements respected and promoted and their voices heard and valued. We help children and young people navigate their way through challenging times through our unique model of working with individual children and young people which combines direct advocacy and development opportunities with legal advice and representation.

JfKL has gained a reputation for taking the evidence from our direct work with individual children and young people to fight for wider reform through strategic litigation and empowering children and young people to campaign. We also draw on our evidence to equip practitioners to work for children’s rights and provide them with advice and expertise. Our Youth Justice Legal Centre has been at the forefront of training lawyers in representing children in court. Furthermore, we lead on monitoring compliance with human rights across the voluntary sector by hosting the Children’s Rights Alliance for England.