Children’s Commissioner for England

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The Children’s Commissioner for England is an independent public official responsible for promoting and protecting the rights, views, and interests of children and young people across England.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf children’s ombudsman ⓘ
public office ⓘ
aim ensure children’s voices are heard in public policy ⓘ
improve outcomes for vulnerable children ⓘ
appliesTo children ⓘ
young people ⓘ
appointmentBy Secretary of State for Education ⓘ
canAdvise Parliament ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament

government ⓘ
canConduct inquiries ⓘ
investigations ⓘ
canMake recommendations on law and policy affecting children ⓘ
canPublish reports ⓘ
country England ⓘ
createdBy Children Act 2004 ⓘ
differsFrom Children’s Commissioners in Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland ⓘ
firstHolder Al Aynsley-Green ⓘ
focusArea child protection ⓘ
children in care ⓘ
children’s participation in decision-making ⓘ
education ⓘ
health and wellbeing of children ⓘ
hasDuty have regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
hasHolder Dame Rachel de Souza ⓘ
hasHolderStartTime 2021 ⓘ
hasRole promoting the interests of children ⓘ
promoting the rights of children ⓘ
protecting the rights of children ⓘ
representing the views of children ⓘ
hasScope non-devolved matters affecting children in England ⓘ
hasTermLength 6 years ⓘ
inception 2005 ⓘ
isIndependentOf UK Government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

local authorities in England ⓘ
isNonRenewable true ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
legalBasis Children Act 2004 ⓘ
monitors implementation of children’s rights in England ⓘ
oversees Office of the Children’s Commissioner ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament

Secretary of State for Education ⓘ
subjectTo Children Act 2004 amendments ⓘ
linked to: Children Act 2004
website https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk ⓘ
worksWith Department for Education ⓘ
children’s charities ⓘ
local authorities ⓘ
schools ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of the Children’s Commissioner (England) → hasHead → Children’s Commissioner for England ⓘ
Office of the Children’s Commissioner (England) → isLedBy → Children’s Commissioner for England ⓘ
Children’s Commissioner for England → oversees → Office of the Children’s Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Children’s Commissioner for England
Children Act 2004 → establishes → Children’s Commissioner for England ⓘ
Children Act 2004 → createsRole → Children’s Commissioner for England ⓘ
Dame Rachel de Souza → positionHeld → Children’s Commissioner for England ⓘ
Dame Rachel de Souza → appointedAs → Children’s Commissioner for England ⓘ
Dame Rachel de Souza → officeContested → Children’s Commissioner for England ⓘ
Dame Rachel de Souza → employer → Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England ⓘ
linked to: Children’s Commissioner for England
Al Aynsley-Green → positionHeld → Children’s Commissioner for England ⓘ
Anne Lindboe → occupation → children's ombudsman ⓘ
linked to: Children’s Commissioner for England