Report finds wide differences in children’s lives across England

A report has identified major differences between places in England in the conditions children face while growing up.

The Childhood Lottery report looked at over 160 measures.

It looked at schools and health care.

It looked at child poverty and safety.

It looked at green spaces and playgrounds.

It named Middlesbrough as a hard place.

It named Hounslow as a hard place.

Hounslow was second-worst overall.

It named Bradford as a hard place.

It named Nottingham as a hard place.

It named Halton as a hard place.

It named Peterborough as a hard place.

It named Leicester as a hard place.

It named Liverpool as a hard place.

It named Sunderland as a hard place.

It named Medway as a hard place.

It named Cheshire East as a least hard place.

It named Merton as a least hard place.

Merton was second in this group.

It named Surrey as a least hard place.

It named Richmond upon Thames as a least hard place.

It named Hertfordshire as a least hard place.

It named Cheshire West and Chester as a least hard place.

It named Haringey as a least hard place.

It named Leicestershire as a least hard place.

It named Central Bedfordshire as a least hard place.

It named Wokingham as a least hard place.

Rachel de Souza asked the government for minimum standards.

She named schools, police, health and youth services.

She also asked for a national fund.

It would help places below the standards.

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