Children’s Commissioner Reports On Initial Findings Of The Family Review
The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has published Part 1 of the Family Review. As part of Inclusive Britain – the Government’s response to the 2021 Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities – the Children’s Commissioner was asked to undertake an Independent Review into family life.
The Review was informed by thousands of children and families across the country and draws on new and detailed analysis of existing data sets, conversations with experts and frontline workers, and a review of relevant literature including submissions from key stakeholders.
Among the key findings is that there are 8.2 million families with children in the UK. 63% are married couples with children. 14% were cohabiting and 23% are headed by a lone parent. About 10% of families are blended families.
The Commissioner notes that “Family structure has gradually changed over the last 20 years. There are fewer married couples. There are more couples cohabiting. There are fewer ‘traditional’ nuclear family units today.”
Commenting on the overall importance of family in the context of the results, the Commissioner said:
“When families invest in themselves and spend quality time with each other, children and parents’ well-being is higher. Children who are close to their parents do better in their exams, they go on to get better jobs and they are more likely to have a higher hourly income at the age of 25. Having a stable and loving home, whatever form that takes, is linked with children’s future success. Their happiness and their ability to form healthy and happier relationships. That is why we need to celebrate, understand, and invest in families, if we get family right it has a wider impact on our lives. Children are happier and more successful as adults if they are happy at home. This Review recognises the importance of family and sheds new light on what modern family life is. It is a significant piece of work grounded in family voice and featuring several new and significant findings.”
You can read Part 1 of the Family Review here.
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