The KidsRights Index 2017, an annual global ranking that charts the performance records of 165 countries concerning children’s rights – looking at life, health, education and the child right’s environment - ranks the UK among the worst performing countries at 156th place. This is a significant decline from last year’s position of 11th place.
The Index, which uses data collected by Unicef and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, has ranked the UK within the bottom 10 countries after it achieved the lowest possible score across all six indicators in the domain of the Child Rights Environment, which covers non-discrimination, the best interests of the child, enabling legislation, and respect for the views of the child.
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