Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeDavid Lammy is urging the Government to formally adopt the UN Children's Rights Act to make sure pupils are never denied access to education as many were during the pandemic. By the end of the 2020 school year, millions of children were left without the technology they needed to access school lessons remotely, the shadow justice secretary claimed. The UK ratified the United Nation's children's rights act in 1991 but it has not yet been made part of domestic law. (Image: Getty)She said: "Countries that incorporate the UN children's rights convention into law make an important commitment to children that they will put their needs & rights at the forefront of their priorities. Louise King of the Children’s Rights Alliance for England, part of Just for Kids Law, told the Mirror: "The Government’s response to Covid-19 has demonstrated how children’s rights and voices are regularly overlooked."

Source: Daily Mirror July 07, 2021 17:37 UTC