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The Children’s Commissioner’s audit and risk committee provides advice, challenge and scrutiny to the office, including: The committee meets four-five times a year and is made up of representatives from across children’s and wider sectors with a range of backgrounds and experiences. One member must be a qualified accountant, and the chair of the committee […]

We publish details of all spending over £25,000 on a quarterly basis. 1 April 2024 – 30 June 2024 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 8/4/2024 Department for Education £31,431.72 OCC IT services 1 July 2024 – 30 September 2024 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 13/9/2024 Government Property Agency £105,243.00 […]

1 April 2024 – 30 June 2024 Transaction date Transaction amount Entity Details 24/4/2024 £1,442.40 OCC Travel 4/6/2024 £807.97 OCC Hotel Accommodation 18/6/2024 £1,160.10 OCC Social Media Services 1 July 2024 – 30 September 2024 Transaction date Transaction amount Entity Details 1/7/2024 £1,130.40 OCC Staff training 15/7/2024 £1,002.15 OCC Hotel accommodation 30/7/2024 £1,930.61 OCC Subscription […]

The Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England has today laid its annual report and accounts for the period April 2023 to March 2024 before Parliament. Here, the Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza introduces these accounts, a summary of project work, impact and financial activity for the financial year. Children may not have a […]

The Children’s Commissioner is now halfway through her term. The coming year will be a critical one for children’s rights, with a General Election and a new government – whichever party or parties form it. They will have a new mandate to set an ambitious vision for what childhood can be, and for putting children’s […]

The purpose of this paper is to provide a self-assessment on the progress the Children’s Commissioner’s Office has made against its three-year strategic (2021 -2024) plan. This has been divided into two sections:

1 April 2023 – 30 June 2023 Transaction date Transaction amount Entity Details 05/05/2023 £750.00 OCC Recruitment advertising 30/05/2023 £588.99 OCC Social Media Services 17/06/2023 £887.68 OCC Rstudio Computer and Data Processing Service 30/06/2023 £1339.20 OCC Training for Communications Team 1 July 2023 – 30 September 2023 Transaction date Transaction amount Entity Details 22/8/2023 £705.14 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) Co-Chair, Kailo Expert Advisory Group (NIHR) Trustee, School-Led Development Trust Trustee, FACE Charity Member, Building the Right Support Delivery Board […]