CCfW News
Mental health approach that is ‘letting down a generation’ needs to change
Responding to the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s report on improving mental health services, Prof Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner […]
Read MoreDisabled children’s voices missing from accessibility planning
There is over reliance on individual schools to plan for the needs of pupils with physical disabilities and not enough […]
Read MoreCommissioner responds to Home Education announcement
Responding to Government’s recent home education announcement, the Children’s Commissioner for Wales said: “In calling for more statutory regulation of […]
Read MoreCommissioner: ‘Let’s provide children with the same protection in the law as adults’
Responding to the Welsh Government’s legislative proposal to remove the defence of reasonable punishment, Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, […]
Read MoreUK Children’s Commissioners’ joint letter to Chancellor
UK children’s commissioners’ plea to Chancellor to reverse changes to benefits and tax credits system ahead of Autumn budget statement […]
Read MoreENOC members highlight potential impact of Brexit on children’s rights
A letter from the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC), co-signed by The Children’s Commissioner for Wales, the other […]
Read MoreCommissioner urges Welsh Government to rethink its childcare policy
Every three and four year old in Wales should have the same opportunities to receive high quality free child care, […]
Read MoreExperiences of bullying highlighted in new report
Children’s Commissioner shines a light on children and young people’s experiences of bullying in Wales and calls for a radical […]
Read MoreCommissioner 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.
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