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UK children's commissioners want review of effect of cuts
The four UK Children's Commissioners have called for an urgent reassessment of the impact of government spending cuts on the needs of vulnerable children.
21 November 2011
Children's commissioner to investigate sexual exploitation
England's children's commissioner, Maggie Atkinson, is to launch an investigation in the autumn into child sexual exploitation.
08 July 2011
Practitioners need 'better grip of parliamentary process'
Children's services practitioners need to familiarise themselves with the specifics of government processes if they want to bring about meaningful change within their sector, according to former children's commissioner Al Aynsley-Green.
20 January 2011
Children’s services in England
The Children Act 1989 was the first piece of legislation to set out the duty of councils in regard to child protection. Lord Laming's inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié, published in January 2003, led to an overhaul of children's services in England in the form of the Labour government's Every Child Matters white paper also published in 2003, and the subsequent Children Act 2004.
20 December 2010
Children's commissioner spared the axe
The Children's Rights Director's role is set to be dissolved into the role of the Children's Commissioner, following an independent report approved by the government today. (Pic: Maggie Atkinson)
06 December 2010
Media access to family courts could be reversed
The Ministry of Justice is planning to review controversial measures passed by the previous government that would allow the media more access to family court cases.
17 September 2010
Inquiry may threaten future of children's commissioner
The role of the Children's Commissioner in England, held by Maggie Atkinson (pictured), is under threat as an independent review into its future starts.
12 July 2010
Social workers 'judge' parents with learning disabilities
Parents with learning disabilities feel the most harshly judged by social workers according to a report from the children's commissioner published today.
15 June 2010
Maggie Atkinson defends commissioner role against cuts
Rumours about the future of the office of England's children's commissioner abound. But Maggie Atkinson, who has led it for just three months, sees it differently, as she told Judy Cooper
04 June 2010
Maggie Atkinson's speech to Community Care LIVE 2010
Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner for England Community Care Live Conference 19 May 2010 Good morning and thank you to Community Care...
19 May 2010
Maggie Atkinson wants to lead debate on risk in safeguarding
Children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson has volunteered to lead a national debate on how agencies assess risk when it comes to children's safeguarding. Responding...
19 May 2010
Maggie Atkinson comments anger Denise Fergus
New children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson walked into a media storm at the weekend after she said the age of criminal responsibility should be raised from...
15 March 2010
Yarl's Wood 'no place for a child', says Aynsley-Green
Children in Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre are not adequately assessed for their psychological well-being and some face unacceptable delays in receiving medical treatment, according to Sir Al Aynsley-Green, England's children's commissioner (pictured).
17 February 2010
Aynsley-Green: Invest more in children's services
The children's commissioner has called on the government and all political parties to commit to continued investment in children's services to safeguard...
20 November 2009
Ed Balls accused of being a 'bit of a bully'
The children's secretary Ed Balls has been branded "a bit of a bully" by the chair of the children's, schools and families select committee after appointing Maggie Atkinson as England's new children's commissioner.
19 October 2009
Prisoners’ children ‘ignored’ by councils
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Searching google can help delay dementia; Dozens of teachers with criminal convictions remain in classroom; Surge in children taken into care as recession stress takes toll on parents
19 October 2009
News round-up: Prisoners’ children ‘ignored’ by councils
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Searching google can help delay dementia; Dozens of teachers with criminal convictions remain in classroom; Surge in children taken into care as recession stress takes toll on parents
19 October 2009
Government accused of 'abuse' over immigration centres
The government has been accused of 'state-sanctioned neglect' over its policy of detaining children in immigration removal centres after a report found it harmed children's mental and physical well-being.
13 October 2009
New Scottish children's commissioner sets out his mission
Tam Baillie is Scotland's latest commissioner for children and young people. He spoke to David Mitchell
07 August 2009
Eleven (11) Million
The rather odd title disguises the children’s commission for England. This was the last such office to be established in the UK (and in western countries) and is also the weakest as the children’s commissioner is answerable not to parliament but to the Secretary of State for Schools, Children and Families (although the office states it is independent). He is also restricted in how he can operate (for example, unlike in Scotland, he cannot take up individual cases). The office seeks to both promote the interests of the country’s 11 million children and young people and involve them in its own decision making.
Children’s commissioner: Sir Al Aynesley-Green Chief executive: Robin Williams Address: 1 London Bridge, London SE1 3B9 Telephone: 0844 800 9113 Website: www.11million.org.uk Other UK equivalents: There ar
23 July 2009
