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09 June 2008
The four Children’s Commissioners for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have issued a report to be presented to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva this week.
Sir Al Aynsley-Green, the Childrens Commissioner for England, said: "Our report clearly highlights areas of major concern where the government and devolved administrations continue to fail to deliver on their promises to our younger generation when they signed the UN convention on the rights of the child 18 years ago."
"Compared with other European countries, England has a very low age of criminal responsibility and high numbers of children are locked up ... Around 3.1 million children in England are living in poverty (29%) and more than 1 million children are living in poor housing."
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