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This is the 2018 Stability Index, an annual measure of the stability of the lives of children in care. The Index was launched by the Children’s Commissioner in 2017 to report on the stability that these children experience. It aims to shed a light on the issue of stability, provide data that allows stability to […]

The voices of children and young people in foster care

A Childen’s Commissioner report on public expectations for the care of vulnerable children

An analysis of mentoring provision in England in 2018.

Children’s Commissioner’s Business Plan 2018-19

Look North: Proud of where they’re from but too often left behind – this Children’s Commissioner report calls for the poorest Northern kids to be at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse.

The experiences of girls in Secure Training Centres

This Children’s Commissioner’s report on the effects of social media on 8-to-12-year-olds examines the way children use social media and its effects on their wellbeing. ‘Life in Likes’ fills a gap in research showing how younger children use platforms which social media companies say are not designed for them. Whilst most social media sites have an […]

A submission to the DfE Fostering Stocktake 2017

Briefing by the Children’s Commissioner for England: Falling through the Gaps in Education

A review of evidence on the wellbeing of children excluded from schools and in alternative provision in England

A review of evidence on the subjective wellbeing of children in detention in England