Almost two thirds of the public believe the government should be doing more to tackle child poverty, according to a poll. The survey of almost 3,000 people by the End Child Poverty Campaign revealed 64 per cent backed the call. More than 60 per cent backed measures including that the government should do more to create good quality jobs, to tackle low wages and to ensure all children get a decent education. Nearly half believed UK child poverty would increase over the next five years.
The UK is failing in its duty to help children seeking asylum, a group of MPs has said. The Guardian reports that the joint committee on human rights (JCHR) has labelled the system designed to identify which children have been trafficked into the UK as “flawed”, because many children who have been trafficked end up in the criminal justice system, accused of committing a crime.
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