Next government should consider banning phones for under-16s, report says
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A report by MPs on the Education Committee said stronger measures were needed to protect children’s mental and physical health.
The next government should consider a statutory ban on mobile phones in schools and a total ban on phones for under-16s, a report from MPs says.