The Commission on Young Lives says that the systems that are supposed to keep young people safe are 'not fit for purpose'.
Manchester Arena bombing victim would have survived but for 'inadequate' emergency response, inquiry findsShe said:"It's available like ordering a pizza. It's so easy to get. And our children now think it's normal to have Class A drugs."The boy who supplied the drugs, via another teenager, was 17 but had been involved in dealing since the age of 14 and had been trafficked to Manchester and Scarborough among other places.
Ms Longfield agreed, adding:"One of the things we got told time and time again was that when a parent found the horrific 'burner phone' in a child's bedroom, or a knife or some cash, they'd ring up social services or they'd ring up the police. But no one could help them."
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