Ensuring that children’s welfare is protected is a national priority

Leora Cruddas, Chief Executive of CST said: “We welcome the Government’s announcement about a new winter package to support children and families and combat food poverty. Ensuring that children’s welfare is protected is a national priority, particularly in the time of a global pandemic."

The £170m Covid Winter Grant for the most vulnerable children and families is particularly welcome. Christmas will not be the same this year – and it is therefore even more important that we ensure that children have food and are kept warm.”

As Nelson Mandela said so powerfully: ‘There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.’”

 

Statement High quality inclusive education Safeguarding