Press releases
25 March 2013
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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...21 March 2013
Boys, children with special needs, and those from some backgrounds continue to be far more likely to be expelled
A national Inquiry by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found that boys; children with special educational needs; and those from Black Caribbean and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller...5 February 2013
Children's Commissioner comment on Children and Families Bill
Commenting on the Children and Families Bill Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner for England said: "We wholeheartedly support the objectives of the Children and Families Bill but are concerned...5 February 2013
Deputy Children's Commissioner welcomes Railway Children's new report on children who go missing
The Railway Children's 'Reach' report provides a practical and cost effective support model that would reduce incidents of running away by addressing the...1 February 2013
Joint statement from the UK Children's Commissioner on Article 31 of the UNCRC
"We, as the four UK Children's Commissioners welcome the General Comment adopted today by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of the...30 January 2013
Comment on report of the Parliamentary inquiry into asylum support for children
Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner for England said: "I very much welcome the parliamentary inquiry report, supported by the Children's Society, into asylum support for children and...
