Sally Holland is a registered social worker, researcher, and teacher, who was the

Children's Commissioner for Wales The Children's Commissioner for Wales is responsible for protecting children's rights as set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Peter Clarke was the Commissioner from its introduction in 2001 until his death in 2007. The job inte ...

2015–2022.

Early life

Holland was born in Scotland. She moved to Wales in 1992 and became an academic at

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. Her early career also included work as a registered social worker and she has experience in the statutory and voluntary sectors.

Background

Holland worked as a Professor at the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, and established the Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) at Cardiff as its director until taking up the role as Children's Commissioner. She has learned

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since moving to Wales.

Children's Commissioner

Holland was appointed as the next Children's Commissioner for Wales in January 2015, and took up the role in April 2015. There was some controversy around the process through which Holland came to become Commissioner, after the Welsh Government initially interviewed for the role and was initially unable to appoint a suitable candidate from the shortlist. The Government was also criticised for failing to make Welsh language skills a desirable requirement for the role. She succeeded incumbent Commissioner Keith Towler, who stepped down after seven years.

Views

Prof Holland is a campaigner for a ban on smacking children and a member of the pressure group Academics for Equal Protection.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holland, Sally Living people Scottish people Welsh-speaking academics Alumni of Cardiff University Children's Commissioners for Wales Scottish civil servants Scottish women civil servants Year of birth missing (living people)