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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This is my first annual report since taking up the role of Children’s Commissioner for England at the beginning of March 2021. It is such an honour to have been appointed and I am excited about the challenges ahead and the opportunities to bring real change to children’s lives. Part of this job is having […]

As I take up my position as Children’s Commissioner for England we are at a watershed moment for our country. The Covid pandemic has had a dramatic impact on all our lives, but especially for children who have spent so much time out of school, and missed out on many of the things we now […]

Our 2020 annual report for Help at Hand, our advice line for children in care.