Press releases
17 March 2010
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Family courts' plan threatens children's wellbeing, says Children's Commissioner
Children and young people's concerns about the Government's proposal to allow the media to report more widely on family court proceedings are revealed in new research published...13 March 2010
Children's Commissioner's statement in response to The Times article on 13 March 2010
Statement from Maggie Atkinson, the Children's Commissioner for England, in response to The Times article on 13 March 2010.
10 March 2010
Young people tell new Children's Commissioner how to improve their lives
Young people in Lincolnshire will be the first in England to tell the new Children's Commissioner, Maggie Atkinson, how she can help improve their lives at a mini-conference on 16...2 March 2010
Maggie Atkinson takes up post as Children's Commissioner for England
Dr Maggie Atkinson took up her post as the new Children's Commissioner for England on 1 March. Dr Atkinson replaced Sir Al Aynsley-Green who retired at the end of his five-year term of...25 February 2010
Bereaved families face postcode lottery
Over a third of local authorities in England lack a specialist childhood bereavement service where families can directly access the help they need.
17 February 2010
Yarl's Wood detention centre & Children's Commissioner issues progress report
Sir Al Aynsley-Green, Children's Commissioner for England, today launched a progress report into conditions in which children are held at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal...3 February 2010
Joint statement from Children's Commissioners for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland on the Children's Rights Bill
"We support the Children's Rights Bill currently before the House of Lords that aims to bring the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into UK national...22 January 2010
Deputy Children's Commissioner's statement on sentencing of Edlington boys
Deputy Children's Commissioner's response to the sentencing of both Edlington boys.
