CRAE wrote to the children's leaders for each party in an attempt to find out how the next government will work for children in England.
Labour's Ed Balls and the Liberal Democrat's David Laws both answered all six of the questions, although the Conservative's Michael Gove declined to do so, directing CRAE to his party's manifesto.
Both Balls and Laws said they would champion the importance of listening to children and taking into account their views.
The pair also agreed that government should promote positive images of children, have a senior minister responsible for leading on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and publish a plan for children's rights.
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