Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Introducing Maggie Atkinson...

The Children's Commissioner for England

The Children's Commissioner for England, Maggie Atkinson, makes sure that adults in charge listen to your views, so tell us what you think by answering a question in the 'Have your say' area. You can upload audio or video files, powerpoints, make a shape, or simply put your views into words.

Adults can find out more about our work by visiting the 'Media Centre' or 'About us' pages.

The Children's Commissioner for England is Maggie Atkinson. The Commissioner and her team make sure adults who work with children think about the needs of children and young people and listen to their views to make their lives better.

They speak up for all children and young people, especially those who are not often asked for their views or who might be vulnerable. For example, children who miss out on education, disabled children, those who have just arrived in this country, young people with emotional difficulties and those who get in trouble with the law.

The Commissioner's job was created in 2004 by the Children Act. The Children Act is a law created by the Government to keep children safe from harm. The Commissioner uses the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) to guide her work.

Visit the website - click on the link directly below:

http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/

New address for the Office of the Children's Commissioner

The Office of the Children's Commissioner has moved to:

33 Greycoat Street
London
SW1P 2QF

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Our email and website addresses remain the same. However, our main contact numbers have changed to:

Tel: 020 7783 8330
Fax: 020 7931 7544

Why we are moving

We are moving to smaller premises as part of our commitment to ensure that every penny possible is focused on our work to champion the views and interests of children and young people in England.


Introducing Maggie Atkinson...

The Children's Commissioner for England

The Children's Commissioner for England, Maggie Atkinson, makes sure that adults in charge listen to your views, so tell us what you think by answering a question in the 'Have your say' area. You can upload audio or video files, powerpoints, make a shape, or simply put your views into words.

Adults can find out more about our work by visiting the 'Media Centre' or 'About us' pages.

The Children's Commissioner for England is Maggie Atkinson. The Commissioner and her team make sure adults who work with children think about the needs of children and young people and listen to their views to make their lives better.

They speak up for all children and young people, especially those who are not often asked for their views or who might be vulnerable. For example, children who miss out on education, disabled children, those who have just arrived in this country, young people with emotional difficulties and those who get in trouble with the law.

The Commissioner's job was created in 2004 by the Children Act. The Children Act is a law created by the Government to keep children safe from harm. The Commissioner uses the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) to guide her work.

Visit the website - click on the link directly below:

http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/

New address for the Office of the Children's Commissioner

The Office of the Children's Commissioner has moved to:

33 Greycoat Street
London
SW1P 2QF

Google map

Our email and website addresses remain the same. However, our main contact numbers have changed to:

Tel: 020 7783 8330
Fax: 020 7931 7544

Why we are moving

We are moving to smaller premises as part of our commitment to ensure that every penny possible is focused on our work to champion the views and interests of children and young people in England.


Monday, February 21, 2011

Children Now—Childhood Issues

Children Now—Childhood Issues

Kids in care say "NO" to Media in courts

Children in care oppose media access to family courts, says children's rights director - Social Care - Children & Young People Now

Children in care oppose media access to family courts, says children's rights director

By Janaki Mahadevan
Children & Young People Now
16 February 2011

Only half of children in care trust the court system to make the right decision about their lives, the children's rights director has found.

The study, which included a survey of 58 children and a further 67 children in discussion sessions, also found that the three main worries for children in care were whether the court’s decisions about their future were right for them; people and strangers hearing about their private lives; and not being able to give the right answers to important questions in front of a court.

Confidentiality was also a concern for children. In the survey, 46 children said media and members of the public should not be allowed into the courts when children’s cases are heard.

Children’s rights director Roger Morgan said: "Decisions made about children in court are life changing. This report is vitally important as it enables children in care to get their views across to the family justice review panel.

"It is worrying that the experience of many children was that they had not known, or felt they had a say in, what was happening to them. To meet the children’s concerns, more needs to be done to talk directly with children, make sure they understand what is going on and take their views into account."

The children suggested that being given more information, such as having someone explain why decisions have been made, would help.

When surveyed, 46 children felt that professionals working with children were the best people to take the important decisions about them. Social workers, parents and advocates were all cited as people who could make decisions for them.

For the report children were asked questions based on the main points being examined by the family justice review, which is expected to report in the spring.

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Monday, February 14, 2011

Tim Loughton, the children's minister, slams my 'unhelpful' campaign against the child-snatchers - Telegraph


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/8165143/Forced-adoptions-get-no-sympathy-from-the-ministry.html

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Legally Kidnapped: Newspaper: Child Case Worker Says She Was Told To Lie In Court

Legally Kidnapped: Newspaper: Child Case Worker Says She Was Told To Lie In Court

Legally Kidnapped: Newspaper: Child Case Worker Says She Was Told To Lie In Court

Legally Kidnapped: Newspaper: Child Case Worker Says She Was Told To Lie In Court

Legally Kidnapped: Newspaper: Child Case Worker Says She Was Told To Lie In Court

Legally Kidnapped: Newspaper: Child Case Worker Says She Was Told To Lie In Court

Legally Kidnapped: Newspaper: Child Case Worker Says She Was Told To Lie In Court

Legally Kidnapped: Newspaper: Child Case Worker Says She Was Told To Lie In Court

North Platte Nebraska's newspaper - The North Platte Telegraph. > News

North Platte Nebraska's newspaper - The North Platte Telegraph. > News

Friday, February 11, 2011

Pink Tape

Pink Tape

Monday, February 07, 2011

UNICEF Reports Children are Being Left Behind, 2010

UNICEF Innocenti Report Card 9 - Health Behaviour on School aged Children: (HBSC)
Presented in the Innocenti Working Paper  2010-19 (available from UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (IRC)  website directly: http://UNICEF.irc.org)

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD)  provided statistical results for the analysis of inequality in children’s health among the world’s riches countries:

Designed to monitor and compare performance of economically advanced countries in securing the rights of our children. It’s prime objective is to improve international understanding of issues relation to Children’s rights and help to facilitate fill implementation of united ‘nation ‘convention  of the Rights of the Child in all countries

FINDINGS
:
League Table of inequality in Child well-being in the worlds richest countries ranking out of 24 OECD countries by their performance in each if the three dimensions of inequality in ‘child well being:


United Kingdoms Ranking:
Material    Ranked 19 / 24            *    Exceeds the OECD World Average in inequality
Education     Ranked 13 / 24         *    Close to the OECD World Average in inequality
Health        Ranked 11 / 24          *    Close to the OECD World Average in inequality

“Children  from the world’s richest countries are Falling behind; whereas they should be getting the best possible start in life”

This report may be reproduced using the following reference:
UNICEF [2010], ‘The Children Left Behind: A league table of inequality in child well bring in the world’s richest countries’ Innocenti report card 9, UNICEF  Innocenti research Centre, Florence

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