Task force to improve young lives
A new Government task force chaired by Prime Minster David Cameron has been launched to improve the lives of children and families in a cost-effective way.
It has been set up as a response to a 2007 Unicef report which said Britain was the worst place in the industrialised world for a child to live due to poverty, limited time with parents and exposure to things such as smoking, drinking and under-age sex.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg launched the Childhood and Families Ministerial Task Force at a Barnardo's event in central London.
Mr Clegg said: "This Government believes that we strengthen our society by giving people the power to make choices over their lives.
"We believe in the informal networks between people that provide families with support, as well as the strong sense of community identity that helps make children feel secure. So it should come as no surprise that this agenda is being driven from the heart of government.
"This group will identify specific policy proposals that will make the biggest difference to children and families, tackling a hardcore of everyday bottlenecks that frustrate family life to give parents the freedom they need in the first place."
The task force is due to report its conclusions at around the end of the year.
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