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Fun, friends and freedom

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00 GMT

Children and young people say that freedom, friendship and active outdoor fun are the vital elements of play in a report published today by the Children’s Commissioner for England and Play England. The report, ‘Fun and Freedom’, examines how local authorities have sought children and young people’s views about play.

Statement on Children and Young People with Disabilities

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00 GMT

The European Network of Children’s Ombudspersons (ENOC) issues position statements on children’s rights issues. These are often developed by a working group of members, and then adopted formally at ENOC’s annual meeting.

The UK’s four Children’s Commissioners join forces to assess the reality of children’s lives

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00 GMT

The UK’s four Children’s Commissioners are set to tell the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child the state of children’s rights across the country.

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Children’s Commissioner uncovers failings in the care of vulnerable children

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00 GMT

3,500 ULTRA-SONIC DISPERSAL DEVICES TOLD TO BUZZ OFF

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00 GMT

11 MILLION COMMENT ON THE STAYING SAFE ACTION PLAN

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00 GMT

UN to criticise Labour's record on child rights. (The Daily Telegraph)

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00 GMT

The Committee on the Rights of the Child will deliver its verdict on the Government's progress in improving the quality of life of British children over the past five years. The report is predicted to say that more could have been done, and warn that too many young people are still living below the breadline and being held in custody.

Mosquito under scrutiny. (Plymouth Herlad)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00 GMT

Find out about the day Sir AL spent in Plymouth telling the local council why we think it should be banned.

Almost eight in ten young people in Britain do not feel safe walking the streets, a survey has found. (the Daily Telegraph)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

A poll of 1,000 16 to 24 year olds found they are increasingly affected by violent crime, depression, stress and drugs.

A THIRD of primary school kids admitted theft, arson, carrying a weapon, boozing, smoking or other “problem” behaviour in a shocking poll published yesterday. (The Sun)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

Nine per cent of ten-year-olds surveyed had broken the law in the last six months alone. And more than one in seven eight-year-olds had been involved in anti-social behaviour, according to the Home Office poll of 6,000 children.

Brown turns to the hoodies for tips on how to beat knife crime. (Daily Mail)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

Gordon Brown went back to the streets today to get advice from young offenders on how to fight knife crime. Amid growing concern over knife crime, the Prime Minister met five teenagers serving community sentences in South London. He asked the teenagers how knife crime affected them and what could be done to reduce the number of knives being carried on the streets.

Parents to be 'responsible' for child's sentence. (The Times)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

Parents could be made legally responsible for ensuring their children complete sentences handed down for youth offending, under government plans published today to tackle criminal behaviour by youngsters.

Youth crime: Parents face fines and prison in government plan to reinforce young offenders' sentences. (The Guardian)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

Parents of child offenders who fail to complete their sentence will in future face fines, compulsory parenting orders and possibly even prison under proposals outlined by the government yesterday.

Jack Straw wants shoplifters to pay for stolen Mars Bars . (The Daily Telegraph)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

Under the Youth Crime Action Plan, 16 and 17-year-olds will face new Youth Conditional Cautions. The cautions will mean they will either have to apologise and make amends to their victims, or go before the courts.

Curfews could be imposed on teenagers to cut knife crime. (Daily Mail)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

A curfew for teenagers in troublespots is one of the main points of the Youth Crime Action Plan.

Teachers to get powers to search pupils for drugs and alcohol. (The Daily Telegraph)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

School staff will also be able to check pupils for cigarettes and stolen property, as well as alcohol and drugs - and parents will be informed of the results in mobile phone text messages and emails.

Teachers to be given power to search for drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. (The Times)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

Teachers will be allowed by law to search children for drugs, alcohol and cigarettes in school under proposals today which will be accepted by the Schools Secretary.

The problem of teenage gang violence could take a generation to solve, according to the policeman given the job of devising a national knife crime strategy. (The Times)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Alf Hitchcock told The Times yesterday that effective policing could reduce knife attacks in the short term but would not provide a long-term solution. Mr Hitchcock said that it was “hugely worrying” that the annual number of hospital admissions for knife injuries had risen in recent years from 3,000 to 5,000 while the age of those carrying and using knives had fallen steeply.

Operation Goodnight in Redruth: the holiday town where teenagers must be indoors by 9pm. (The Times)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

You see them on street corners in every town: groups of furtive teenagers looking for company but often finding trouble. Fairly or not, they usually get the blame for vandalism, assaults and drunken midnight shouts that shatter the peace in otherwise deserted suburban streets.

Police bring in evening curfew to keep town's under-16s off streets. (The Guardian)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

A pioneering curfew aiming at keeping children under 16 off the streets at night is being launched in a Cornish town. Police officers and local authority officials, some wearing head cameras to gather evidence, will patrol an area of Redruth and stop all youngsters of 15 and under who are out unsupervised after 9pm, and all under-10s out after 8pm.

Councillor refuses petition over sonic 'child scarers' (Plymouth Herald)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

The six 15-year-olds from Tamarside Community College say they want Plymouth City Council to investigate how the devices are being used – and that there is not even a record of how many are being used in the city.

Children threatened with ASBOs for playing football in street. (The Daily Telegraph)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

A group of children were told they face anti-social behaviour orders for playing football in the street

Youngsters from Corby, who have been working with 11 MILLION have welcomed the results of a survey calling for controversial Mosquito devices to be banned. (Northampton Evening Telegraph)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00 GMT

The devices give out ultrasonic waves which cause an uncomfortable buzzing noise heard mostly by people aged under 25 and are used by shopkeepers and councils to disperse young people from troublespots.

The Government's justice reforms have had little impact on youth crime and ministers have "overstated" their success, it was claimed on Tuesday. (The Daily Telegraph)

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00 GMT

A report by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS) at King's College London said most targets had been missed despite a "substantial" increase in spending.

Scotland Yard has admitted its officers have been photographing children who are stopped and searched even after they have been found to be innocent. (The Guardian)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00 GMT

Police in Lambeth, south London, claim the tactic helps fight street crime and insist the pictures are kept on a database only for intelligence-gathering purposes. But the civil rights group Liberty has condemned the measure, and a leading community group working with the police has described the tactic as "sinister".

Tesco bans parents from buying alcohol if they are with their OWN children. (Daily Mail)

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00 GMT

Parents shopping with their own children are being refused alcohol by over-zealous supermarket staff - for fear they are supplying drink to minors.

One in eight children aged 11 to 16 has been the victim of a “hot product” theft, including mobile phones and MP3 players, in the past three years, according to a study published today. (The Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00 GMT

The study showed that one in three of victims was listening to music on headphones, talking, texting or playing on a games console when the property was snatched.

Mosquito devices could be stopped (Oxford Mail)

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00 GMT

Mosquito devices designed to tackle antisocial behaviour could be switched off after concerns by police.

Boris bans booze on buses, trams and Tube in first attack on ASBO culture (Daily Mail)

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00 GMT

Alcohol will be banned on London's buses and Tubes from next month in the first move by new mayor Boris Johnson to purge the capital's transport network of drunken louts.

Home secretary wants antisocial youths to be openly filmed and hounded at home (The Guardian)

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00 GMT

Police should be harassing badly behaved youths by openly filming them and hounding them at home to make their lives as uncomfortable as possible, the home secretary will say today.

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Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00 GMT

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Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00 GMT

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End Child Poverty 'Keep the promise' event

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00 GMT

Sir Al to speak at the Impetus Youth Groups Showcase Event

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00 GMT

Sir Al to speak about 'Valuing children and young people in life' at the Fourth Hansard Lecture

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00 GMT

Sir Al to speak at the Westminster Forum Event 'Respect Outside the School Gates'

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00 GMT

Sri Al to spend a day with Southwark Police Youth Involvment Team

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00 GMT

UK Children's Commissioners' Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00 GMT

The Children's Commissioners from the four nations of the United Kingdom submit their report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

The Audit and Risk Committee constitution

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00 GMT

The Children's Commissioner is advised by an Audit and Risk Committee of four members, whose remit includes advising on all risks, risk management issues, and providing scrutiny over the financial affairs of the office. The members of the Audit and Risk Committee are as follows: Terry Price (Chair); Shujahat Aslam; Christine Barwell; Mark Elridge.

11 MILLION Children Matter no. 5 PART 1

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00 GMT

Find out how you've been helping 11 MILLION change lives this year in part 1 of our summer 2008 publication for children and young people.

11 MILLION Children Matter no. 5 PART 2

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00 GMT

Find out how you can help 11 MILLION change lives next year in part 2 of our summer 2008 publication for children and young people.

11 MILLION Annual Report 2007/08

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00 GMT

Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2008 from the Children's Commissioner for England.

Annual Review 07/08

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00 GMT

Read about some of 11 MILLION's key achievements over the last year in our Annual Review 07/08.

Quarterly Report 6: Sept 08: Takeover Day

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00 GMT

Quarterly Report no. 6, published in Sept 08, features information about 11 MILLION Takeover Day 2008, plus an update on the Gun and Knife Crime project.