3rd February 2010 Commissioner urges Government to invest to help families NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner, Patricia Lewsley, will today tell an Assembly Committee that concerted action can reduce child...
Act To End Child Poverty Now
26th January 2010 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today welcomed the first steps towards the creation of a Youth Assembly. Speaking as the Assembly...
Welcome For Youth Assembly Plans
25th January 2010 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), Patricia Lewsley, today launched a campaign to encourage children, young people, their parents, carers and teachers...
Work Together To Make It Right
Commissioner for Children and Young People recruiting young people 21 January 2010 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), Patricia Lewsley, is currently seeking 10 new...
Do You Want To Have Your Views Heard?
12th January 2010 In response to the Ministerial Statement published today about the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre's (CEOP) future, Keith Towler, Children's Commissioner for Wales,...
Welcome Change To CEOP'S Status
December 9 2009 Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley said: "It is vital that lessons are learned from this tragedy. For me the most important lesson is...
Statement On Omagh Fire Inquest
20th November 2009 UK Commissioners declare that children's rights are being breached CHILDREN being demonised, children living in poverty and children still not getting the vital services they are...
Government urged to act now for children
20th November 2009 The UK’s four children's Commissioners today called on the Government and devolved administrations to make it right for children and young people. The Commissioners are urging the...
Commissioners issue joint statement on children's rights
YOUNG people from across Northern Ireland will take over some of the country’s most popular TV and radio shows next week to talk about the issues which affect them everyday. ‘We Want the Airwaves’...
WE WANT THE AIRWAVES
Children's Commissioner and Older People's Advocate help bridge age gap. NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), Patricia Lewsley, together with Older People's Advocate,...
SHOWCASING ACROSS THE GENERATIONS
1st October 2009 The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, said: “I am concerned at the proposed withdrawal of the childcare voucher scheme as it will have...
STATEMENT ON CHILDCARE VOUCHER SCHEME
30th September 2009 Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, said: “I am concerned at these apparent high numbers of young people being stopped and searched. ...
STATEMENT SUPPLIED TO BELFAST TELEGRAPH
21 September 2009 Young ambassadors for children’s rights travel to Paris to have their say THREE young people from Northern Ireland will travel to Paris this week to give a workshop on...
NICCY – JEUNES AMBASSADEURS DES DROITS DE L’ENFANT
8th September 2009 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today expressed concern that Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is not funding a charity for attention...
CALL TO FUND ADHD SERVICE
Patricia Lewsley visits the 2009 Best Kept School, Jones Memorial 8th September 2009 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), Patricia Lewsley, visited Jones Memorial Primary...
CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER VISITS ‘THE BEST’