英国儿童专员Rachel de Souza发布题为《儿童彩票》的报告，指出英格兰部分地区的儿童服务处于"紧急状态"。1这份报告基于160多项官方数据指标的分析，涵盖儿童贫困、教育成果、社区安全、NHS等候时间和游乐场可达性等方面。1De Souza在报告中表示："没有儿童能够合理地期待自己会成功，那些确实成功的人也是在逆境中达成的。"1
报告认定米德尔斯堡、豪恩斯洛、布拉德福德、诺丁汉、哈尔顿、彼得伯勒、莱斯特、利物浦、桑德兰和梅德韦等10个相对贫困地区是英格兰儿童最难成长的地方。1与此相对，切郡东部、默顿、萨里、泰晤士河畔里士满、赫特福德郡、切郡西部与切斯特、哈林盖、莱斯特郡、中部贝德福德郡和沃金汉等地区则面临最少的挑战，凸显了英格兰存在明显的地区差异。1
为改善现状，De Souza提出多项建议。1包括每个战略权力机构应设有儿童副市长；政府应制定教育、警务、卫生和青年服务的最低服务标准；以及创建国家基金投资未达标地区。1
Britain's Children's Commissioner Rachel de Souza has released a report asserting that youth services in certain regions of England are in a "state of emergency."1 The analysis, titled "The Children's Lottery," examined over 160 official data indicators encompassing child poverty, educational outcomes, community safety, NHS waiting times, and access to recreational facilities.1 According to the findings, ten relatively deprived areas—including Middlesbrough, Hounslow, Bradford, Nottingham, Halton, Peterborough, Leicester, Liverpool, Sunderland, and Medway—represent the most challenging environments for children to develop in England, while affluent regions such as East Cheshire, Merton, Surrey, Richmond upon Thames, Hertfordshire, West Cheshire and Chester, Haringey, Leicestershire, Central Bedfordshire, and Woking face comparatively fewer obstacles.1
De Souza stated that "no child could reasonably be expected to thrive and those that do thrive do so against the odds."1 During a visit to Middlesbrough, a fourteen-year-old girl informed the commissioner of local crime statistics, underscoring the stark disparities in children's circumstances across the country.1 The report recommends that each strategic authority appoint a children's deputy mayor, that the government establish minimum standards for education, policing, health, and youth services, and that a national fund be created to invest in underperforming areas.1
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