23 November 2011 Thank you Nikita and Callum Can I begin with a quote from a seminar held at Queens University last September, on how best to design, plan and improve services for children and young...
16 April 2011 Imagine its 10pm on a dark, dank October evening. The bingo hall has shut for the night and Mary who’s in her 70s is buttoning up her coat to make the short 10 minute walk home. ...
26th January 2011 The Commissioner today spoke at the Journey to Justice Conference: ‘Domestic violence and abuse: How can our policing and justice systems help? You can view a copy of the speech...
26 January 2010 Good afternoon elected members, officials and guests. Winston Churchill said: “I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.” So, when a cold wintry day...
9 February 2010 Health Professionals as Champions of Children’s Rights Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to be here with you all today. I am here as the Northern Ireland...
26 January 2010 ‘Children’s Rights in Northern Ireland: Where to from here?’ Good morning everyone. Could I begin my offering my thanks to Child Care in Practice for the kind invitation to speak...
22 February 2010 GOOD Morning ladies and gentlemen! I’d like to start by posing questions of sorts. What came first? Of course we normally ask what came first the chicken or the egg. My questions...
15 December 2009 Good evening everyone, boys, girls, ladies and gentlemen Thank you very much for inviting me to be here at your Prizing giving. I am delighted to be able to share this evening with...
21 October, 2009. Before I begin I’d like to show you all a video made by a young person as part of our recent campaign. This video is by Sam Madden. [ VIDEO PLAYS ] This short video illustrates...
11 September 2009 Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Can I just begin my saying how delighted Al and I are to be here with you today to celebrate 25 years of children’s nursing within the Royal College....
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, launched NICCY's Children's Rights Review at Stormont on 17th February 2009. Good afternoon, members, ladies and gentlemen...
16 February 2009 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to attend today’s ‘birthday celebrations’ and input into the debate on the implications of the sexual offences order on the sexual...
2 April 2009 Good morning ladies, gentlemen, children and young people, I am delighted to attend today’s conference to ‘stand up for autism’ on behalf of Patricia Lewsley, the Commissioner for Children...
Namur Award Lecture
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Nigel Williams delivered a lecture to the International Federation for Information Processing after receiving...
19th December 2006 Appointment of Children’s Commissioner: inaugural speech by Patricia Lewsley Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen: Can I just say how delighted I am to be here this morning and how...
Speech by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, on 'An Analysis of Public Expenditure on Children in Northern Ireland' a
t the Long Gallery, Parliament...
Vice Chancellor, Distinguished guests, graduates, families and friends – thank you for inviting me to address your graduation ceremony this afternoon. It is an honour for me to not only address such...
Children in Crossfire 10th Anniversary Conference ‘A Promise for the Future’
Good afternoon distinguished guests, ladies, gentlemen children and Young People it is honor to attend...
Thank you for invitation to launch.
Today is about showing the importance of participation by those in a community most affected by the many issues surrounding them and in this case...
You can view the PowerPoint presentation of the speech here . ...