Scottish children's commissioner Kathleen Marshall, speaking on behalfof colleagues Keith Towler for Wales, Sir Al Aynsley-Green for England,and Patricia Lewsley for Northern Ireland, told the UN that progress onchildren's rights in the UK has either worsened or stalled since thelast UN Committee report in 2002.
The new report focuses on the performance of Government and devolvedadministrations, highlighting the most serious breaches of children'srights.
There are 18 areas of common concern and more than 100 recommendationson child poverty, persistent inequalities in society, taking account ofchildren's best interests in areas of justice, and the treatment ofchildren seeking asylum.
Ms Marshall said, 'Poverty and health are big issues, as is growinginequalities in our society, which is UK wide. There's the issue ofgrowing substance abuse. In education we are focused on equality. Theproblem is often children not being viewed as participants in their owneducation. Nurseries actually blaze the trail in childparticipation.'
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