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Press Notice: Disabled children may be missing out on free holiday activities, Children’s Commissioner warnsÂ
22 July 2026
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Press Notice: Over a million children referred to mental health services, with highest annual referrals as demand rises faster than systems can respond Â
29 June 2026
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Press Notice: Children’s Commissioner demands Home Secretary releases data on children affected by plans to withdraw support from failed asylum-seeking families Â
24 June 2026
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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 Â
8 May 2026
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Press Notice: Falling strip searches ‘masking’ ongoing safeguarding failures, as almost a third of children searched have been repeatedly searched and ethnic disparities persist Â
22 April 2026
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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 Â
23 March 2026
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Press Notice: Colleges are stepping in to provide students with support, despite delays in key information about their additional needs, Children’s Commissioner warns
6 March 2026
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Press Notice: Appearance-changing products like Ozempic, steroids and Botox advertised to children on social media platforms – Children’s Commissioner calls for tighter regulationÂ
10 February 2026
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Press Notice: Rise in ‘million-pound placements’ as vulnerable children with additional needs are housed illegally in caravans, holiday camps and AirBnBsÂ
11 January 2026
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Press Notice: Children say parents in the dark about online experiences, as Children’s Commissioner launches new guide on online safetyÂ
18 December 2025
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Press Notice: Special schools and alternative provision settings ‘fighting uphill battle’ as poverty, staffing and data gaps hinder support for vulnerable pupils Â
5 December 2025
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Press Notice: ‘Over policing’ sees children in care being ten times more likely to receive a caution or conviction for minor offences
17 November 2025
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