Swept Under The Carpet, a report by Alcohol Concern and The Children’s Society, is calling for the inquiry, after a survey commissioned by the charities found high levels of public concern over harmful drinking among parents.
In a poll of 1,000 adults carried out in July, 87 per cent of those surveyed thought heavy drinking by parents had a negative impact on children and families and 84 per cent thought parents misusing alcohol is as harmful to children as parents who use drugs.
Research also shows 2.6 million children live with a parent whose drinking puts them at risk of neglect and 705,000 live with a dependent drinker.
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