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A quarter of all children between eight and ten have never played outside without an adult

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03 04 08 - 03:37
A quarter of all children between eight and ten have never played outside without adult supervision, ministers will admit today.

They are concerned that children now have fewer opportunities than ever to play outdoors thanks to over-zealous health and safety crackdowns and a "no ball games here" culture.

One in three parents will not even allow older children, aged eight to 17, to play outside the house or garden.
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If people think it's so dangerous out there, why don't they support a party that would root out the problem?

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