The annual State of Children’s Rights in England study found the government had made progress in only a third of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s 118 recommendations for England, which were made in 2008.
Crae said that there had been significant improvement on just 18 of the recommendations, three had been fully met and progress was expected in another 13.
But according to the report the government’s actions have in fact undermined children’s rights in 15 of the UN's recommendations and no progress had been made regarding 59 others.
In addition, children’s rights are at a risk of being undermined in a further 10 recommendations.
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