Kelly often misses school because she is worried about leaving her mum unattended
<P></P>Nearly a quarter of a million children in England and Wales are caring for a relative, new statistics show.
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<P>Figures from the ONS suggest 244,000 people under 19 are carers - about 23,000 are under nine.</P>
<P>The Children's Society warns this is likely to be "the tip of the iceberg" and that children's education and job prospects
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