New research reveals that more than half of young people will not vote in next year’s general election. According to The Mirror, a YouGov survey of 1,000 17- to 21-year-olds found that only 41 per cent of first time voters plan to cast their ballot.
Paul Moffatt has been named as the first chief executive of Doncaster Children's Trust. The BBC reports that the former head of Northumberland County Council's children's services will be tasked with turning around the town's child protection services when he takes up the post in June.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the National Children’s Bureau have published a report recommending how to reduce child mortality rates. Why Children Die follows the publication of research by The Lancet, which reveals that the UK’s under-five child mortality rates are higher than any other European country.
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