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British children are being "demonised" by a society that is locking too many of them up, according to watchdogs.

The joint report by children's commissioners for all parts of the UK said attitudes towards youngsters were hardening across the country.

The experts said crime committed by children had fallen between 2002 and 2006, but the numbers criminalised had gone up by just over a quarter.

Their conclusions are part of a United Nations review of standards in the UK.

The four commissioners were appointed in a move to ensure children's rights are more effectively recognised by policy-makers.

Their report will be presented to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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