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30th July 2010 COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today said children in care throughout Northern Ireland need stability to improve their life chances. As she launched her...
27th July 2010 Ballyclare teenager challenges Junior Ministers on negative stereotyping NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People Youth Panel member Richard Tweed has told Government...
16th July 2010 - STATEMENT Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today commented on the presence of children at recent civil disturbances across Northern Ireland. “I am deeply...
12th July 2010 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley today welcomed moves by Facebook and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) to improve online...
30th June 2010 Young people need support to end cycle of despair COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today told an Assembly Committee of the urgent need to support the 41,000...
30 June 2010 Too little information and not enough help warns NICCY. Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), Patricia Lewsley, today warned that children and young people...
18 June 2010 YOUNG photographers and film-makers have had their work recognised by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), Patricia Lewsley, at a prize giving event...
16 June 2010 The benefits of children’s play will be celebrated by children and young people from across Northern Ireland on Sunday 20 th June at a ‘Play Day’ at the Ulster Museum, part of a major...
10 JUNE 2010 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today called for Government to make sure all children are educated in a safe environment. Speaking as...
9 June 2010 NORTHERN IrelandCommissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today said that young people are key to the successful devolution of policing and justice. Ms Lewsley spoke...
8 June 2010 NORTHERN Ireland’s Children’s Commissioner, Patricia Lewsley, today said that making the public aware of her work resulted in several thousand children and young people receiving help on...
27 May 2010 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today called for Government not to cut already underfunded children's services. As Ministers prepare to meet...
26 May 2010 THIS summer, many children and young people will struggle to find a suitable and safe place to spend their free time, said the Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley,...
17 May 2010 GOVERNMENT does not have accurate information on newcomer children living in Northern Ireland according to the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), Patricia...
29 April 2010 Children's Commissioner and Older People's Advocate showcase intergenerational programmes PROJECTS that reach across the generations from the youngest to the oldest will be...
23 April 2010 STUDENTS from six schools in Derry gathered today at Lumen Christi College to speak out about how they can have a greater voice in their school, wider community and in Government....
7 April 2010 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, has called on children, young people, parents, carers and teachers to ‘Make It Right’. Just over twenty years...
1 April 2010 Statement from the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, welcoming the decision to ban Mephedrone: “The protection of children and young people...
23 March 2010 PUPILS TAKE ACTION ON POVERTY PUPILS from Parkgate Primary School were recognised for their work on child poverty by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People...
24 March 2010 CHILDCARE students from Belfast Metropolitan College have handed in a petition containing over 200 names to Stormont Buildings, calling for better support for young carers in Northern...
15 March 2010 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), Patricia Lewsley, today, called on the Government to do more to protect children in their communities. The Commissioner...
17th February 2010 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today urged principals and teachers to increase existing efforts to tackle bullying. Following the...
11 February 2010 YOUNG people were recognised for their work on child poverty by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), Patricia Lewsley, today in Enniskillen. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
June 2010 COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today backed the work of a new All-Party Assembly Working Group on autism as important step forward to remove barriers to better...