The report, Fun and Freedom, analysed a sample of local authority play strategies to examine how local authorities seek the views of children and young people on play.
For most children, freedom, physical activity and areas that encourage them to socialise were crucial elements of good play provision. An opportunity to engage in active, outdoor play was the most consistent request. The popularity of parks and open spaces partly depended on the equipment in them but being outside in a natural space was seen as important in its own right.
However, barriers to play still exist and many children raised concerns about road traffic, bullying, peer-racism, stranger danger and negative adult attitudes.
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