An audit of children's plans across the UK by the charity found more than 90 percent made no reference to them, despite a government directive for councils to consider these children in their planning.
Children of prisoners are more than three times more likely to be at risk of developing antisocial behaviour or mental health problems than their peers. They are also disproportionately likely to live in poverty.
Julian Walker, Barnardo's director of policy and research, said: "We cannot continue to neglect the needs of these children when there is so much we can do. The consequences of failure to address their needs will rebound on the children themselves and on society as a whole."
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