After 18 months of research and a survey of 10,000 families, 4Children has published the final report of its Family Commission, which was set up to give a greater insight into family life.
Among the proposals set out in the report, Starting a Family Revolution, is the recommendation for a "family test" to apply across the public sector, putting the onus on each government department and council to prove how their policies would improve the lives of Britain's families.
So after six months in power, which coalition government policy would pass such a test?
Anne Longfield, chief executive of 4Children, says despite some welcome rhetoric and the creation of a Childhood and Families Taskforce, there are three major policies that warrant a "fail".
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