Children’s policies ‘barely acceptable’

THE Government has slumped to a D grade average in a review of its policies on children from a coalition of 90 groups around the country, who described the Government’s performance as “barely acceptable”.

The Children’s Rights Alliance (CRA) will today publish its second annual report card on the Government’s performance regarding its delivery on its commitment to children, with the document declaring a number of failures.

In three of the four headline areas, the Government’s grade has slipped compared with last year, and only in education has it seen its grading improve, from a D average last year to a C+ this year.