Corporate
Governance
Scope of responsibility
The Commissioner is the designated Accounting Officer for the Children’s Commissioner for England’s office (CCo). The Commissioner has personal responsibility for maintaining a sound system of governance, internal control, and risk management within this area of responsibility to support the achievement of CCo’s policies, aims and objectives, whilst safeguarding public funds and the sponsoring department’s assets.
“During my tenure, I want my work to improve the chances of every single child, whatever their early standing in life, wherever they are, from the inner city to the most remote corner of every county in England.” That quote is from my first day as Children’s Commissioner on 1 March 2021. Three years on […]
The Children’s Commissioner is now halfway through her term. The coming year will be a critical one for children’s rights, with a General Election and a new government – whichever party or parties form it. They will have a new mandate to set an ambitious vision for what childhood can be, and for putting children’s […]
The purpose of this paper is to provide a self-assessment on the progress the Children’s Commissioner’s Office has made against its three-year strategic (2021 -2024) plan. This has been divided into two sections:
We publish details of all spending over £25,000 on a quarterly basis. 1 April 2023 – 30 June 2023 Nil 1 July 2023 – 30 September 2023 Nil 1 October 2023 – 31 December 2023 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 19/10/2023 National Audit Office £45,000 OCC External Audit Services 1 January 2024 […]
1 April 2023 – 30 June 2023 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 05/05/2023 The Guardian £750.00 OCC Recruitment advertising 30/05/2023 Hootsuite £588.99 OCC Social Media Services 17/06/2023 Posit Software £887.68 OCC Rstudio Computer and Data Processing Service 30/06/2023 Media Training £1339.20 OCC Training for Communications Team 1 July 2023 – 30 September […]
We publish details of all spending over £25,000 on a quarterly basis. 1 April 2022 – 30 June 2022 Nil 1 July 2022 – 30 September 2022 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 06/07/2022 Government Property Agency £32,952.80 OCC Rent and Facilities Management Charges 25/08/2022 Government Property Agency £25,321.32 OCC Rent and Facilities […]
Introduction by Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England When I took up post as Children’s Commissioner, over two years ago now, I wanted to make sure that every child in England felt listened to. But more than that, I wanted the adults around them to mirror the ambition they have for themselves by […]
Looking to a new business year, I have been reflecting on children and young people’s lives over the last couple of years and thinking about everything they have told me since I have become Children’s Commissioner. When I started in role, the impact of Covid and children’s lives returning to normal was at the forefront […]
Advisory board View the advisory board member’s register of interest Audit and risk committee View the audit and risk committee member’s register of interest Senior Leadership Team Dame Rachel de Souza (Children’s Commissioner for England) Member of the John Lewis Care Experienced Advisory Board, appointed October 2022 Trustee of the School-Led Development Trust, appointed June […]
Introduction by Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England This is my second Annual Report as Children’s Commissioner. This reports on my first full year in office. I am proud and delighted to have taken on this role at such a critical time for our nation’s children. As the tidal wave of the Covid-19 […]
We publish details of all spending over £25,000 on a quarterly basis. 1 April 2021 – 30 June 2021 Nil 1 July 2021 – 30 September 2021 Transaction date Merchant name Transaction amount Entity Details 09/08/2021 National Audit Office £33,600.00 OCC External Audit Services 1 October 2021 – 31 December 2021 Nil 1 January 2022 […]