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3 February 2012
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Partnership working to promote, protect and realise children’s rights
As you read my blog this week, I am sure to be pouring over the first draft of our report on the School Exclusions Inquiry. My thanks to the hundreds of people, including children and young... -
30 January 2012
Keeping the needs of children in mind
One of the main focuses for the OCC last week was the passage of the Welfare Reform Bill through Parliament. We are tracking with great interest the proposed amendments to the Bill... -
20 January 2012
Starting 2012 with a bang
We're only a few weeks into 2012 and already there's been a whirlwind of activity! Early in January, we wrote to the Rt. Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Secretary of State for Justice, with our concerns... -
16 December 2011
A year in the life of the OCC
Maggie Atkinson - Children's Commissioner for England: -
13 December 2011
A weekend with Amplify and a week in the School Exclusions Inquiry
I had a busy time with Amplify, our young people's advisory group during the first weekend of this month. Along with several other members of staff we looked at the projects OCC is currently... -
24 November 2011
Reporting, inquiring and defending children's interests
It has been another busy week at the OCC. On Monday the four UK Children's Commissioners issued our midterm report on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This received extensive... -
18 November 2011
Children and young people took over
As you will know this time last week was Children's Commissioner's Takeover Day. Instead of my usual blog we had a guest blog written by two young people who took over the Deputy Prime Minister's... -
11 November 2011
Guest blog from the Deputy Prime Minister's Office- Children's Commissioner's Takeover Day
Naomi and Caprice, two London students, ‘took over' the Deputy Prime Minister's office as part of the Children's Commissioner's Takeover Day 2011. Here's what they had to say about their...
