The survey marks the launch of a manifesto for children that was presented to representatives from the three main political parties yesterday (Tuesday 1 February). It also reveals that nearly 60 per cent of voters feel that the UK Government is not providing enough support for vulnerable children.
The manifesto sets out clear recommendations, addressing a report by the Children's Rights Alliance for England that described the Government's action on children's rights over the past year as a "catalogue of failures and missed opportunities" (Children Now, 1-7 December 2004).
Mary Marsh, coalition spokeswoman, and director and chief executive of the NSPCC, said the political parties needed to demonstrate that children were high on their agenda. "We've made progress with the Children Act 2004 and the establishment of a minister for children, but the manifesto shows there is room for improvement," she said.
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