The Children’s Commissioner, promotes and protects the rights of children, especially the most vulnerable, and advocates for their views and interests.
The role was initially established under the Children Act 2004 which gave the Commissioner responsibility for promoting awareness of the views and interests of children. The Commissioner’s statutory remit includes understanding what children and young people think about things that affect them and encouraging decision makers to always take their best interests into account.
Knowledge and Resource Hub
Use our website find helpful resources on different themes aimed at parents, schools and teachers, and children and young people.
You can search for information on our priority areas, via a range of content sources and mediums.
- Better world
- Community
- Children's social care
- School
- Family
- Jobs and skills
- Health
- Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC)
Further Support
- Help at Hand - A free service for looked after children, children with a social worker and care leavers
- IMO - In My Opinion (IMO) was created in collaboration with an advisory network of teens with care experience as a place for teenagers in care and care leavers to connect.
Who is this aimed at?
For all parents, schools and teachers, and children and young people
When
These are online resources accessible at any time.
The Help at Hand Helpline is open from Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pm
Where
Online resources
Cost
Free
How to get involved
If you have a general enquiry, or to get in touch with the Commissioner, please get in touch via phone or email, or via our contact form online.
Please note: The Children’s Commissioner’s office is committed to ensuring that all children are safeguarded effectively and protected from harm. If your message contains any information which makes us suspect that a child is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing harm we will make a referral to Local Authority children’s social care in line with our safeguarding policy.
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of a child please report this to the police or your local authority children’s services.
If you are a child under 18 living away from home or working with social services, or a care leaver up to age 25 and need advice, please call the Help at Hand helpline.
Contact details
Children's Commissioner
Phone: 020 7783 8330
Email: info.request@childrenscommissioner.gov.uk
Help at Hand helpline
Phone: 0800 528 0731
Email: help.team@childrenscommissioner.gov.uk
For further information
For more information about Children's Commissioner search Children's Commissioner in this directory.
Visit the Children's Commissioner website
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