All the Children’s Commissioner’s work is driven by what children told us is important to them
Investigating and preventing child sexual abuse.
Every day in England, on average, about 1,600 children are born. After a short time, something defining happens to those children. They leave hospital and travel home. This will be the most important journey of their lives. Where that journey ends, in what postcode, will define who they will become, because of what they experience […]
Updated August 2026 | Originally published October 2024 As Children’s Commissioner, I have had the privilege to hear from many brilliant and inspiring care experienced young people about their lives now and hopes for the future. Care experienced young people are rightly ambitious for their futures and have told me what support they need to […]
As Children’s Commissioner, I have a statutory duty to protect and promote the rights of children – that includes all children who arrive in this country, no matter how they get here or what their asylum status is. I have always been clear that it is for government to determine the right rules and levels […]