Commissioner for Children and Young People, Northern Ireland
- Commissioner for Children and Young People, Northern Ireland
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The Commissioner for Children and Young People, Northern Ireland is a publicly funded post, with responsibility for protecting children's rights as set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Nigel Williams was the Commissioner from its introduction in 2003 until his death in 2006.[2]
In day-to-day operation, the Commissioner is independent and free to determine his/her own priorities according to a number of guiding principles chief of which is a requirement that the rights of the child must be the Commissioner's paramount consideration; but also including, for example, a requirement to have regard to the role of parents. The remit includes the full spectrum of public authorities whose activities affect children and young people – including those operating in the non-devolved field, such as juvenile justice agencies, also to investigate complaints from individuals in particular circumstances.[3]
Commissioners
- Nigel Williams (2003 - 2006)
- Patricia Lewsley (2007 - )
See also
References
External links
Categories:
- Government of Northern Ireland
- Children's rights bodies
- Children's rights in the United Kingdom
- Ombudsmen in Northern Ireland
- Ombudsmen in the United Kingdom
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