Only 22% of children feel that their concerns are being listened to by politicians with just 10% feeling their views are important to those running the country, a survey by the Children’s Commissioner for England has revealed.
The survey of 367,000 children and adults, titled The Big Ambition, comes ahead of an impending election.
In a report based on the findings, Dame Rachel de Souza outlines 33 ambitions to “transform childhood”, which include access to high-quality mental health and wellbeing support, and the closing of all young offender institutions.
Other ambitions include every care-experienced child receiving continuous care, access to high-quality youth provision in all local areas, and giving every child who is a victim of crime specialist care and support.
