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Press Notice: Failing services mean custody being used as a ‘waiting room’ for innocent children, Children’s Commissioner warns
11 November 2025
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Press Notice: Landmark census reveals schools picking up the pieces as other services neglectedÂ
8 September 2025
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Press Notice: Children see violent pornography by accident, via social media and as young as six – new research from the Children’s Commissioner revealsÂ
19 August 2025
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Press Notice: Children are living in ‘Dickensian levels’ of poverty without their basic needs being met, Children’s Commissioner warns Â
8 July 2025
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Press Notice: Alternative provision becoming ‘shadow SEND system’, warns Children’s Commissioner, as new data shows thousands of children with additional needs are educated in unregistered settingsÂ
4 July 2025
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Press Notice: Children’s Commissioner calls for urgent action to tackle waiting times and inequality in mental health care for children
18 May 2025
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Press Notice: Children’s Commissioner calls for immediate ban of AI apps that enable ‘deepfake’ sexual abuse of children
28 April 2025
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Press Notice: Most headteachers restrict mobile phones in school hours – but major new survey shows online harms still among their biggest concernsÂ
10 April 2025
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Press Notice: ‘Crisis in childhood’ warns Children’s Commissioner, as she hosts inaugural Festival of Childhood – calling on decision makers to listen to children Â
3 April 2025
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Press Notice: Children living in unfit housing must have voices heard, Children’s Commissioner warns as she reveals its stark impact on their GCSE success  Â
28 March 2025
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Press Notice: Children in youth custody ‘failed before they arrive’, trapping them in a cycle of disadvantageÂ
27 February 2025
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Press Notice: Deep distrust of the police and lack of opportunity as drivers in children’s motivation to take part in last summer’s riots
28 January 2025
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