All the Children’s Commissioner’s work is driven by what children told us is important to them
A report by the Children’s Commissioner for England on the use of segregation in youth custody in England.
Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children’s Commissioner, has a statutory role sitting at the heart of Government, delivering for children, and championing their voices and needs. Her role was established by the Children Act 2004, and strengthened by the Children and Families Act 2014. The Children’s Commissioner wants England to be the best place for […]
As Children’s Commissioner I have the privilege of speaking to and working with thousands of professionals supporting children in every aspect of their lives. I know first-hand how caring and dedicated the vast majority of them are, and how the relationships they build with children can be transformative. But I have also seen the other […]
Read The Children’s Plan: The Children’s Commissioner’s School Census in full. Read the Summary version. For the first time as Children’s Commissioner, I have used my statutory powers to ask all schools, and colleges, a set of questions. A census in response to what children told me they wanted and needed to attend, engage, attain, […]