CCfW News

Commissioner: ‘Let’s provide children with the same protection in the law as adults’

9 January 2018 Responding to the Welsh Government’s legislative proposal to remove the defence of reasonable punishment, Sally Holland, Children’s […]

UK Children’s Commissioners’ joint letter to Chancellor

15 November 2017 UK children’s commissioners’ plea to Chancellor to reverse changes to benefits and tax credits system ahead of […]

ENOC members highlight potential impact of Brexit on children’s rights

25 October 2017 A letter from the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC), co-signed by The Children’s Commissioner for […]

Commissioner urges Welsh Government to rethink its childcare policy

9 October 2017 Every three and four year old in Wales should have the same opportunities to receive high quality […]

Experiences of bullying highlighted in new report

16 July 2017 Children’s Commissioner shines a light on children and young people’s experiences of bullying in Wales and calls […]

Commissioner responds to Macur review

In response to the findings of the 'Macur Review', the Children's Commissioner for Wales, Sally Holland, stressed that the voices and experiences of victims should play a key role in informing governments' and statutory services' responses in this area.

Intergenerational group share experiences with Commissioners

Clwb Ni, an intergenerational group from Aberystwyth, are taking part in an event at the Senedd with Sally Holland, the Children's Commissioner, and Sarah Rochira, the Older Person's Commissioner.

Commissioner calls for children to be given equal protection

Sally Holland, the Children's Commissioner for Wales has marked Universal Children's Day by urging Wales to lead the way in the field of children's rights and become the first nation in the UK to remove the legal defence of 'reasonable punishment' against children.

Wales should prioritise its looked after children

Wales should prioritise their looked after children says Sally Holland, the new Children's Commissioner for Wales as she launches her Annual Report.