Press releases
14 May 2013
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Comment on the guilty verdict reached in Oxford following Operation Bullfinch
Sue Berelowitz, Deputy Children's Commissioner for England said "Anyone who has followed the Bullfinch trial cannot fail to have been moved by the truly distressing accounts by the victims. They have...1 May 2013
Office of the Children's Commissioner's comment on the Care Inquiry
Jenny Clifton, Principal Policy Adviser - Safeguarding, Office of the Children's Commissioner said "We welcome the focus in the Care Inquiry's report published today on listening to children in the...25 April 2013
Children's Commissioner's statement on high court ruling 17 year olds should be treated as children
Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner for England said:"I am delighted the high court has ruled today that it is unlawful to treat 17 year olds in the same way as adults when they are in police...23 April 2013
Children’s Commissioner’s Inquiry reveals scale of illegal school exclusions
Today (24.04.13) Dr Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner for England publishes findings from her School Exclusions Inquiry in her report, "Always Someone Else's Problem". It follows last...8 April 2013
Children's Commissioner's Statement on Kent Youth Police and Crime Commissioner
Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner for England said "It is a shame that some reports about Paris Brown have questioned whether it's wise for Police Commissioners to appoint someone to help...25 March 2013
Children's Commissioner welcomes Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report, What about the children?
Today's report provides an important wake-up call to adult social and substance misuse services to consider the impact on children when a parent needs additional...25 March 2013
Health services urged to fulfil duty to involve children in decision-making
Children's views are all too often overlooked or disregarded
21 March 2013
Budget fails to right the wrongs of past economic measures for children
The early indication is that the budget is not good news for children. That is why we are carrying out a full assessment of its impact on children's...
