Parliamentarians come together to support our Six Point Plan to Protect Children

Chris Sherwood, NSPCC CEO, said:

“There should be no greater priority for the Government than ensuring our children can grow up safe and well. But as it stands, the child protection system does not have all the tools it needs to take on this challenge.

“Public sector services are under significant strain and statutory funding is struggling to keep up with demand — with children and families experiencing the fall out from the lack of available early, preventive help and the vital services they rely on for support. But there are ways to turn the current situation around — our Six Point Plan to Protect Children lays out both the scale of the problems and a range of solutions.

“The NSPCC will play our part in transforming childhoods through our own services, partnerships, research and advocacy. But we cannot achieve the level of change needed without significant action by political leaders and government.

“Crucially, as the government delivers its Plan for Change, the voices of children and young people need to be heard in the corridors of power and help shape the decisions directly affecting them. The event we hosted today showed that politicians across the divide recognise this and are listening. Now we need to respond to what children and young people are telling us about their lives and – together – take the action needed to stop child abuse and neglect.”