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The Commissioner is the designated Accounting Officer for the Children’s Commissioner for England’s office (CCo). The Commissioner has personal responsibility for maintaining a sound system of governance, internal control, and risk management within this area of responsibility to support the achievement of CCo’s policies, aims and objectives, whilst safeguarding public funds and the sponsoring department’s assets.

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Data protection impact assessment for The Big Ambition

14 September 2023
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Spend over £25,000: 2023 – 2024

23 August 2023

We publish details of all spending over £25,000 on a quarterly basis. 1 April 2023 – 30 June 2023 Nil 1 July 2023 – 30 September 2023 Nil 1 October 2023 – 31 December 2023 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 19/10/2023 National Audit Office £45,000 OCC External Audit Services 1 January 2024 […]

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GPC spend over £500: 2023 – 2024

1 April 2023 – 30 June 2023 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 05/05/2023 The Guardian £750.00 OCC Recruitment advertising 30/05/2023 Hootsuite £588.99 OCC Social Media Services 17/06/2023 Posit Software £887.68 OCC Rstudio Computer and Data Processing Service 30/06/2023 Media Training £1339.20 OCC Training for Communications Team 1 July 2023 – 30 September […]

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Spend over £25,000: 2022 – 2023

22 August 2023

We publish details of all spending over £25,000 on a quarterly basis. 1 April 2022 – 30 June 2022 Nil 1 July 2022 – 30 September 2022 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 06/07/2022 Government Property Agency £32,952.80 OCC Rent and Facilities Management Charges 25/08/2022 Government Property Agency £25,321.32 OCC Rent and Facilities […]

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Annual report 2022-23

31 July 2023

Introduction by Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England When I took up post as Children’s Commissioner, over two years ago now, I wanted to make sure that every child in England felt listened to. But more than that, I wanted the adults around them to mirror the ambition they have for themselves by […]

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Business plan 2023-24

26 June 2023

Looking to a new business year, I have been reflecting on children and young people’s lives over the last couple of years and thinking about everything they have told me since I have become Children’s Commissioner. When I started in role, the impact of Covid and children’s lives returning to normal was at the forefront […]

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Register of interests

15 June 2023

Advisory board View the advisory board member’s register of interest Audit and risk committee View the audit and risk committee member’s register of interest Senior Leadership Team Dame Rachel de Souza (Children’s Commissioner for England) Member of the John Lewis Care Experienced Advisory Board, appointed October 2022 Trustee of the School-Led Development Trust, appointed June […]

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Annual report 2021-22

25 October 2022

Introduction by Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England This is my second Annual Report as Children’s Commissioner. This reports on my first full year in office. I am proud and delighted to have taken on this role at such a critical time for our nation’s children. As the tidal wave of the Covid-19 […]

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Spend over £25,000: 2021 – 2022

21 October 2022

We publish details of all spending over £25,000 on a quarterly basis. 1 April 2021 – 30 June 2021 Nil 1 July 2021 – 30 September 2021 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 09/08/2021 National Audit Office £33,600.00 OCC External Audit Services 1 October 2021 – 31 December 2021 Nil 1 January 2022 […]

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GPC spend over £500: 2022 – 2023

1 April 2022 – 30 June 2022 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 31/05/2022 Hootsuite £575.99 OCC Social Media service 1 July 2022 – 30 September 2022 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 15/09/2022 LABEVENTS £570.00 OCC Labour Party Conference 15/09/2022 Conservative Party £530.95 OCC Conservative Party Conference 1 October 2022 […]

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Business Plan 2022-23

13 April 2022

Foreword from Dame Rachel de Souza My first and most important task as Children’s Commissioner for England is to listen to the voices of children up and down the country, particularly those who don’t always have their voices heard, to understand what matters most to them, and what help they need to have good childhoods […]

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GPC spend over £500: 2021 – 2022

18 November 2021

We publish details of all spending over £500 using a government procurement card (GPC) on a quarterly basis. 1 April 2021 – 30 June 2021 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 17/06/2021 RStudio £804.89 OCC Specialist web hosting for our vulnerability app 1 July 2021 – 30 September 2021 Transaction date Merchant name […]

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