Nursery World - Parties challenged on child interests

Three children's charities have challenged the leading political parties in England to prove their commitment to children in the forthcoming General Election. The charities, the NSPCC, Barnardo's and the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), have asked the parties to include five key policy commitments in their manifestos to help give children a safe and healthy future. They demand a campaign by MPs for independent children's commissioners, to be powerful champions for all children in the UK; a systematic review of all child deaths, to prevent children dying from abuse and neglect; a minimum income necessary for all families to ensure the health and well-being of their children; independent counselling schemes in all schools, to provide emotional support for all children who need it; and the right to an advocate for the interests of children in care.

The charities, the NSPCC, Barnardo's and the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), have asked the parties to include five key policy commitments in their manifestos to help give children a safe and healthy future. They demand a campaign by MPs for independent children's commissioners, to be powerful champions for all children in the UK; a systematic review of all child deaths, to prevent children dying from abuse and neglect; a minimum income necessary for all families to ensure the health and well-being of their children; independent counselling schemes in all schools, to provide emotional support for all children who need it; and the right to an advocate for the interests of children in care.

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