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31 January 2012 Children's Commissioner, Patricia Lewsley-Mooney, today joined with her fellow children's commissioners across the UK, in calling for Government to reconsider proposals under the Welfare...
10th January 2012 NICCY has submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. You can view it here: Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People’s Submission to the Committee...
9th January 2012 NICCY has responded to the Safeguarding Board (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011. You can view it here: Response by the Northern...
23 November 2011 Children’s Commissioner commends high standard in inaugural awards THE ASSEMBLY Commission was tonight (Wednesday) presented with the Gold Award in the Children’s Commissioner’s...
21 November 2011 Mid-Term Report Measures Government Against UN Convention COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley-Mooney, today (Monday) jointly launches with her Children Commissioner...
17 November 2011 COMMISSIONER for children and young people, Patricia Lewsley-Mooney, has urged the Northern Ireland Executive to change the course of children’s lives through the Programme for Government....
16 November 2011 Commissioner updates education committee on pupil participation COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley-Mooney, today urged the Department of Education to make...
9th November 2011 Landmark report reveals barriers to government delivery for children COMMISSIONER for children and young people, Patricia Lewsley-Mooney, today urged the Northern Ireland Executive...
24th October 2011 COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley-Mooney has congratulated the Assembly’s Education Committee on its decision to launch an inquiry into school councils in...
Children’s Commissioner re-locates in cost-saving move NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley-Mooney will move to new premises as part of the latest stage of...
12th August 2011 Hunt on for government department that involves young people in decisions A PANEL of eight young people today launched the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young...
25th July 2011 Young People meet in Belfast to agree messages for Europe THE Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, is today hosting young people from across Europe as they...
23rd June 2011 THE Junior Ministers Jonathan Bell and Martina Anderson have announced a cost saving initiative involving NICCY and other arm’s length bodies. You can read the press release from the...
22nd June 2011 COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, has urged Government to act in children’s best interests in considering how fingerprint and DNA records of young people are...
15th June 2011 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) has congratulated two Portadown teachers and a teacher from Parkgate, for their dedicated efforts piloting a new children’s...
June 2011 ‘Children’s Rights in Education’ is a unique module available in July 2012 to all qualified teachers from all school phases (Foundation Stage, Key Stages 1-4 and Special Education). All teachers...
18th May 2011 The Commissioner has provided evidence to the Westminster Bill Committee that is examining the Protection of Freedoms Bill which will change how staff and volunteers working with children...
18th April 2011 COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today said the next Assembly must work together to make communities safe for children. Speaking as she published her response...
12th April 2011 Nine out of ten young people in Northern Ireland have been discriminated against because of their age . 85% of young people believe that they are judged negatively because of their...
24th March 2011 COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today congratulated young people from Ulidia Integrated College, Carrickfergus for their contribution to NICCY’s ‘Make...
22 March 2011 Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today said she will be asking for an explanation as to why children and young people have been pictured allegedly carrying...
18 March 2011 NICCY acknowledges Include Youth’s work to ‘Make It Right’. NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, last week congratulated young people from Include...
23rd February 2011 CHILDREN and young people have been left invisible in the draft Northern Ireland Budget, claimed the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley,...
18th February 2011 The Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, has published her response to the Northern Ireland Budget, 2011-15 today. You can read the Commissioner’s response...
16th February 2011 COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, has warned that the Government’s Child Poverty Strategy will not meet the needs of children and families living on the...
7th February 2011 Consultation Response The Government has been consulting on their draft Play and Leisure Implementation Plan which hopes to improve play and leisure opportunities for all children...
7th February 2011 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today reminded Government of their commitment to protect children and young people from all forms of...
27th January 2011 STUDENTS at Southern Regional College, Lurgan were today recognised for their Make it Right campaigning on Children in Care, by the Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia...
22nd January 2011 THE BELONG project in Armagh were today recognised for their Make it Right campaigning on Children and Education, by the Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley....
20th January 2011 OFMdFM commissioned report says Children's Commissioner should stay THE second review into the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People says the office should...
13th December 2010 NICCY has responded to a consultation from the Assembly Working Group on Educational Underachievement and the Protestant Working Class. You can view the consultation response here....
7th December 2010 COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley today (Tuesday) said Government must act to Make It Right after she helped deliver more than 2,000 messages from children...
7th December 2010 MORE than 2000 children and young people from across Northern Ireland today (Tuesday) told Government to listen, value and act to 'Make it Right'. Today's (Tuesday's) event at the...
6th December 2010 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today (Monday) welcomed the Coalition Government’s commitment to strengthen the powers of her English...
2nd December 2010 The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People has responded to the consultation on 'Speech, Language and Communication Therapy Action Plan: Improving Services for...
20th November YOUNG people are today (Saturday) challenging politicians on the issues that affect their lives in a special event to mark the 21 st Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the...
16th November 2010 The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today issued a joint statement with the other UK children's commissioners on young carers. As part...
1st November 2010 THE Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today said there was an urgent need for change in all aspects of the youth justice system. ...
11 October 2010 NORTHERN Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, has been appointed as Chair of the prestigious European Network of Ombudsmen for Children (ENOC). The...
4th October 2010 COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today launched a consultation on her 2011-2014 corporate plan. Each three years the Commissioner prepares a corporate...
4th October 2010 COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, last week, told the Assembly’s Committee for Health, Personal Social Services and Public Safety that a new Safeguarding...
1st October 2010 The Commissioner takes a stand to combat stigma of mental ill health in children and young people. COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today expressed...
28th September Landmark report launched on pupil’s experience’s of transferring to Post-Primary School ALMOST 1,000 pupils from across Northern Ireland have spoken out on the transfer to post-primary...
20th September 2010 The Commissioners today issued a joint statement on the future of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP). You can read the statement here. ...
15th September 2010 Parkgate pupils support for Newcomer Children PARKGATE Primary School pupils’ were today recognised for their Make it Right campaigning on Newcomer Children, by the Commissioner...
7th September 2010 NICCY warns of damage budget cuts are causing already COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today warned that budget cuts are already hitting home on vulnerable...
1st September 2010 COMMISSIONER for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today warned that education must be a priority for the Assembly over coming months. Launching her monthly campaign...
19th August 2010 The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today met a group of girls from the REACT project in Banbridge, to recognise their contribution to...
18th August 2010 Statement from the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People in response to the PSNI distributing photographs of young people. We are aware of the issue and have...
4th August 2010 Young people challenge politicians and the media’s negative stereotyping MEMBERS of the Commissioner for Children and Young People’s Youth Panel and Young NCB (National Children's...
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...
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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...
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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...