The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) is a publicly funded post, with responsibility for protecting children's rights as set out in the
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC or UNCRC) is an international human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. The Con ...
. Nigel Williams was the Commissioner from its introduction in 2003 until his death in 2006.
In day-to-day operation, the Commissioner is independent and free to determine his/her own priorities according to a number of guiding principles chief of which is a requirement that the rights of the child must be the Commissioner's paramount consideration; but also including, for example, a requirement to have regard to the role of parents. The remit includes the full spectrum of public authorities whose activities affect children and young people – including those operating in the non-devolved field, such as juvenile justice agencies, also to investigate complaints from individuals in particular circumstances.
Commissioners
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Nigel Williams (2003 to 2006)
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Patricia Lewsley
Patricia Lewsley-Mooney CBE (born 3 March 1957) is an Irish former politician who was the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People from 2007 to 2014. She was previously a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Member of ...
(2007 to 2015)
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Koulla Yiasouma (since 2015)
See also
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Children's Commissioner for England
The Office of the Children's Commissioner for England is a non-departmental public body in England responsible for promoting and protecting the rights of children as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well ...
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Children's Commissioner for Wales
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Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
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Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People
The Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland is a post in Scotland whose main task is to promote and safeguard the rights of children and young people. The position, equivalent to the Children's Ombudsman agencies of many other countrie ...
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Ombudsman for Children, Ireland
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Timeline of young people's rights in the United Kingdom
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Timelines can use any suitable scale represent ...
References
External links
Children's Commissioner Website
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Commissioner For Children And Young People, Northern Ireland
Children's rights authorities
Children's rights in the United Kingdom
Commissioner For Children And Young People, Northern Ireland
Commissioner For Children And Young People, Northern Ireland
Government agencies established in 2003
Children's ombudsman posts