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News

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Latest blog posts, press notices and statements

Press Notice: Violence-fixated children referred to Prevent, and then sent back again – Children’s Commissioner demands reform of anti-extremism programme

The importance of listening to young people and why it must be central to the government’s plans for children  

The Big Future: Speaking to children in Bournemouth

The support for care experienced students shouldn’t depend on where they live – reflections from a Youth Ambassador

The need to give every young person a clear path to work

Reflecting on The Big Future so far

The Big Future: Speaking to children in Liverpool

Priorities for the new Prime Minister: Views from my Youth Ambassadors on online safety, support for children and families, and the need for an equal and fair society

Priorities for the new Prime Minister: Views from my Youth Ambassadors on health, jobs, education and children’s social care

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on new education reforms, including offering technical subjects to pupils from age 14

A new youth voices project to shape how children’s social care is inspected

Press Notice: Disabled children may be missing out on free holiday activities, Children’s Commissioner warns

Liverpool Hope University Honorary Doctorate – speech to graduates

The Big Future: Speaking to children in Southampton

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on midnight social media curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds

Guest blog: Why cinemas in hospitals matter – A lifeline for young people

A million young lives on hold: Why mental health support must start earlier

Press Notice: Over a million children referred to mental health services, with highest annual referrals as demand rises faster than systems can respond

The need to protect the rights of every child, regardless of their asylum status

Press Notice: Children’s Commissioner demands Home Secretary releases data on children affected by plans to withdraw support from failed asylum-seeking families

The Big Future: Speaking to children in Suffolk

Social media ban for under 16s: Reflections from my Youth Ambassadors

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner following sentencing in Preston Davey murder case

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on the social media ban for under 16s

The need to ensure all children are safe online, not just under 16s

The Big Future: Speaking to children in Nottingham and Leicester

The Big Future: Speaking to children in Birmingham

Guest Blog: Ensuring ‘Every Moment Matters’ for babies, children and young people with life-threatening and life-shortening conditions, and their families – Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice

The Big Future: Speaking to children in Lancashire

A new Youth Advisory Board to share experiences and views on AI in Education

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on the Milburn review of young people and work

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on the sentencing in the Fordingbridge rape case

Walk to School Week: What do children say about walking to school?

The Big Future: Speaking to children in Cumbria

Reflecting on the second Festival of Childhood

Taking The Big Future on the road: Listening to children in Carlisle

Our Future Our Voice: Festival of Childhood, The Children’s Commissioner’s opening keynote

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

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner after the Golders Green terror attack

The Children’s Wellbeing and School Act passes into law

The stark reality about children facing strip searches

Press Notice: Falling strip searches ‘masking’ ongoing safeguarding failures, as almost a third of children searched have been repeatedly searched and ethnic disparities persist

Children growing up in B&Bs – new data shows the full story

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner in response to Southport inquiry’s key findings

Why school attendance must be a priority for every service and professional working with children

What should the government do to give care experienced young people the best possible future?

Children in care with complex medical needs are stuck in hospital

Alice’s story: The cost of illegal children’s homes

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on new screen time guidance for parents of under-5s

Meet the third cohort of Youth Ambassadors

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

Guest Blog: It’s Welcome to Your Vote Week – Electoral Commission

Press Notice: Colleges are stepping in to provide students with support, despite delays in key information about their additional needs, Children’s Commissioner warns

Supporting children to talk about conflict in the Middle East

Reflecting on the past year, and looking ahead to Dame Rachel’s final year as Children’s Commissioner

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on Individual Support Plans and Education, Health and Care Plans in the Schools White Paper

23 February 2026

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on the Schools White Paper

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on draft Schools White Paper

19 February 2026

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on plans to tighten online safety laws

16 February 2026

Press Notice: Appearance-changing products like Ozempic, steroids and Botox advertised to children on social media platforms – Children’s Commissioner calls for tighter regulation

10 February 2026

Latest news and blogs

The importance of health and well-being to children and young people

27 November 2023

Why homeless 16 and 17 year olds don’t get the care they need

23 November 2023

New statistics on looked-after children

21 November 2023

Celebrating World Children’s Day

20 November 2023

Protecting children from serious violence

13 November 2023

Tackling the attendance crisis: A service of whole family support practitioners

9 November 2023

Briefing on school attendance in England

8 November 2023

Empowering Young Ambitions: The Benefits of Part-Time Jobs for School-Aged Children

6 November 2023

Celebrating the Civil Service Care Leavers Internship scheme at Number 10

31 October 2023

Help at Hand’s work with care leavers

30 October 2023

Who are ‘children in need’?

27 October 2023

‘Make, Bake and Create’ with your Corporate Parents: a constructive experience for care leavers

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