Press Notice

View Articles By Category

Press Notice: Thousands of teenagers slipping through the cracks, as 42,000 ‘hidden NEETs’ remain enrolled in colleges but severely absent from learning

9 September 2026

Press Notice: Government must urgently commit to new paid leave for parents of seriously ill and disabled children, Children’s Commissioner says

Press Notice: Violence-fixated children referred to Prevent, and then sent back again – Children’s Commissioner demands reform of anti-extremism programme

Press Notice: Disabled children may be missing out on free holiday activities, Children’s Commissioner warns

Press Notice: Over a million children referred to mental health services, with highest annual referrals as demand rises faster than systems can respond

Press Notice: Children’s Commissioner demands Home Secretary releases data on children affected by plans to withdraw support from failed asylum-seeking families

Press Notice: Morning after local elections, Children’s Commissioner’s new polling shows teenagers uncertain about voting in the next general election and worried about the future, as she launched major national survey

Press Notice: Falling strip searches ‘masking’ ongoing safeguarding failures, as almost a third of children searched have been repeatedly searched and ethnic disparities persist

Press Notice: Children spending thousands of days stuck in hospital waiting for the right support to go home, as Children’s Commissioner warns of ‘hidden crisis’ in community and social care

Press Notice: Colleges are stepping in to provide students with support, despite delays in key information about their additional needs, Children’s Commissioner warns

Press Notice: Appearance-changing products like Ozempic, steroids and Botox advertised to children on social media platforms – Children’s Commissioner calls for tighter regulation

10 February 2026

Press Notice: Rise in ‘million-pound placements’ as vulnerable children with additional needs are housed illegally in caravans, holiday camps and AirBnBs

11 January 2026

An advice and assistance service for children in care, children living away from home, children with a social worker, and care leavers

Learn about this service

A voice for teenagers in care and care leavers, a place to share your stories, experiences and achievements and find useful life hacks