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Vulnerable children ‘hidden’ during lockdown, children’s commissioner warns

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New data profiling the extent of child vulnerability across each local authority during lockdown does not take into account that much of it is hidden from sight, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.
Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has called for more support for vulnerable children
Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has called for more support for vulnerable children

Anne Longfield, whose office today published a new matrix of childhood vulnerability, called on the government to step up its efforts to ensure all vulnerable children are seen and contact is maintained during the Covid-19 emergency.

The commissioner said while the new data profiles for local areas showed the vast challenge facing schools and councils in protecting children under lockdown, many vulnerable young people were not being seen.

“The coronavirus emergency has put hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children in England at heightened risk.

“While the government’s decision to keep schools open for the most vulnerable children is welcome, sadly most of them are just not showing up,” she said.

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