I have signed up to the NSPCC’s new campaign to ensure protecting children is a political priority: I Stand for Children. It is a priority of this government to ensure that all children, no matter what their background might be, receive the care that they need to make the best possible start in life.

The NSPCC’s campaign is calling on MPs and candidates to commit to a range of child protection measures including:

Continued funding of helpline services for children and for adults concerned about the safety or welfare of a child

Making the internet safer for children

Tackling domestic violence from a child’s point of view

Ensuring that vital child protection reforms are fully implemented and resourced, following the death of Baby Peter and other child deaths since

Provision of resources for vital therapeutic services for children who have experienced abuse

Strengthening the role of the children’s commissioner in England to act as a genuinely independent voice for children.

The charity’s Diana Sutton, head of the public affairs and campaigns unit at the NSPCC, said: “We need to make sure that the next elected Government keeps child protection high on its list of priorities. By signing up to our campaign, candidates in this next general election can help.  The public can play their role by letting the politicians know what they want done.”

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