Who is ultimately responsible for the safety of children at home, their parents or the Government?
Children of parents who have never worked or have been unemployed for a long time had 13 times the risk of dying from an accident and were 37 times more likely to die as a result of exposure to smoke, fire or flames than children of parents who worked in managerial or professional jobs.
"The inequalities between different socio-economic groups are also shocking. To tackle this, local bodies must apply concerted and rigorous action." - Michael O'Higgins, chairman of the Audit Commission.
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2 comments:
it seems weird to me, you'd think that the long term unemployed would have more opportunity to supervise their kids
Anonymous, as I was writing my post I had the same thought!
However, it struck me that if they can't be bothered to find or keep a job, maybe they can't be bothered to look after their children either.
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