Children’s commissioner: Thousands of vulnerable children at risk in lockdown
Hundreds of thousands of children in England are living with a cocktail of secondary risks that Covid-19 may exacerbate, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.
Anne Longfield highlighted that thousands of children are experiencing a lack of food in the house, homelessness, sofa-surfing or living in cramped living conditions, neglect, domestic abuse, substance abuse and [...]
1.6 million vulnerable children potentially lacking any support
There are 1.6 million vulnerable children in England where it is unclear whether they are receiving any sort of support, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.
While there are an estimated 2.1 million of England’s 11.8 million children with risks so serious that they require help, there are 1.6 million vulnerable children where the support [...]
Special report: The state of children’s services
Recent reports into the state of children’s services have highlighted the loss of early help and preventive services, and how this is contributing to more children in need falling through our supposed safety net, BASW has warned.
In July, the Children’s Commissioner for England published for the first time a report into the scale of vulnerability [...]
