In a news item on Parliament’s website published yesterday, specialists in the House of Commons library have put together issues they think the new Parliament might consider in the coming months. As you might imagine, child welfare barely gets a look in.
Whilst legal aid, education-related issues, child poverty and child care are included, the pessimistic and biased commentary in these sections is galling and appears to minimise the issues. One of the more jaw-dropping statements, which can be found within the child poverty segment, reads:
“If the new Government were to accept that the existing [child poverty] targets are not going to be met, it could amend the Child Poverty Act to introduce new, more realistic targets.”
It is evident that this government is going to put reducing debt ahead of preventing child deaths, at every opportunity.
The omission too of the nation’s Statutory Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse is a glaring oversight, as is the pressing concern over the need to debate the development of the voice of the child inside the justice system.
Of interest in this list for some will be the inclusion of discussions which may consider anonymity for defendants in rape cases, the stigma surrounding mental health and assisted suicide.
The proposed key issues can be accessed here with links to each segment, but we also add the issues below for ease of reference:
Economy and public finances
- Interest rates and inflation – the only way is up?
- Regulating banks– have we learned the lessons of 2008?
- Productivity and living standards: scarred for life?
- The budget deficit – the best laid plans…
- The other deficit – the UK’s current account
- Reducing public spending
- The end of local government as we know it?
- Is there a future for corporation tax?
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Interesting to see that Cameron has Camille Cavendish now to lead the Number 10 Policy Unit. I hope that extends to Child Welfare and a fairer deal for families.
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Another baby dead “In a child’s best interest”
Unless Government put a stop to the army of social workers who are a law unto them selves then we will continue to witness more dead children in the care system.
People need to know truth of the British care system that states “In a child’s best interest” there is no best interest the only interest is the money made from the kids who are dragged into care to become a multibillion pound industry creating millions of jobs and Government turn their heads and ignore the children screaming to be heard. The silent witnesses and here lies the truth.
http://www.childrenscreamingtobeheard.com
Give the grandparents the rights to the grandchildren not the foster and adoption agencies
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