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Children still ‘waiting far too long’ for mental health care, commissioner warns

The most common reason for referral during the period was anxiety.

Evening Standard

Children’s commissioners call for a complete ban on smacking

‘Let this be Sara’s legacy,’ England’s child commissioner says

The Independent UK

‘Let UK-wide smacking ban be murdered 10-year-old Sara Sharif’s legacy’

Smacking is illegal in Wales and Scotland but there remains a legal defence in England and Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

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Call for total ban on deepfake apps used to create explicit images of children

The Government must take action to stop abuse, Children’s Commissioner says

The Independent UK

Ban AI ‘nudification’ apps enabling sexual abuse, Children’s Commissioner says

Dame Rachel de Souza has called for the Government to ban ‘nudification’ apps.

Evening Standard

Parents should stop being ‘child’s friend’ over phones – children’s commissioner

Nearly a quarter of children spend more than four hours a day on an internet-enabled device, a survey suggested earlier this month.

The Independent UK

Children in youth custody ‘failed’ before they arrive – Children’s Commissioner

Dame Rachel de Souza has warned secure settings risk turning out ‘hardened criminals with a palpable distrust in the state’ .

The Independent UK

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Sara Sharif: Keir Starmer says 'questions need to be answered' over abuse and murder of 10-year-old girl

PM calls the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif ‘shocking’ and ‘awful’

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif murder: Children at risk of abuse ‘must not be home educated’

Sara’s father Urfan Sharif and stepmother Beinash Batool were found guilty of murder while her uncle Faisal Malik was guilty of allowing the death.

The Independent UK

Furious children’s commissioner says Sara Sharif failed by social services

Social services closed schoolgirl’s case six days after teachers made a referral over bruises on her face

The Independent UK

Vulnerable children placed in caravan and Airbnb – Children’s Commissioner

Dame Rachel de Souza said many children are living in ‘highly unsuitable’ placements while deprived of their liberty.

The Independent UK

Domestic violence victim placed in caravan instead of home, damning report finds

Rachel de Souza, England’s children’s commissioner, said her research shows children’s basic rights to safety and happiness are ‘too often being ignored’

The Independent UK

Vaping policy must be as strong as smoking plans, says Children’s Commissioner

The Government has launched an eight-week consultation on vaping amid concerns of a rise in popularity among young people.

The Independent UK

Children’s commissioner calls for urgent clarity on schools’ trans policy after Sunak ‘U-turn’

Dame Rachel de Souza says teachers, families and pupils are “crying out for” guidance for schools

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The Independent UK

Campaign launched to hear voices of young people ahead of general election

The latest survey is a follow-up to The Big Ask which reached 500,000 young people in 2021.

The Independent UK

Clarity urgently needed on transgender guidance for schools, says commissioner

Dame Rachel de Souza said schools always try to do their ‘pastoral best’ but there is a need for clear guidance on a standard approach.

The Independent UK

Huge moral case to support children says commissioner amid benefit cut reports

Dame Rachel de Souza said now is a ‘really big moment for us as a nation to support our children and back our children’.

Wales Online

Disposable vapes must be banned, says Children's Commissioner

Dame Rachel de Souza says children feel under pressure to vape

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Daily Mirror

Disposable e-cigarette ban needed to stop kids vaping, says Children's Commissioner

Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza warned the 'Wild West' e-cigarette market is in urgent need of stricter regulation as figures show some 16% of 11 to 17-year-olds have tried vaping

The Independent UK

Police need ‘draconian’ powers to strip-search children, says minister

The Home Office’s Sarah Dines was involved in a series of heated exchanges with Labour MPs after a report found safeguarding concerns.

Daily Mirror

Worst police forces for strip searching children as young as eight ranked

The strip searches have been carried out by police forces across the country. The Met tops the list with Hertfordshire, Thames Valley, Merseryside and Essex close behind

The Independent UK

Child strip-search report findings deeply concerning, says policing minister

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it shares concerns about the ‘widespread and serious failings across police forces’.

Manchester Evening News

The number of strip-searches of children by police in Greater Manchester

A report looking at the national picture after the Child Q scandal reveals children as young as eight have been strip-searched - with almost 3,000 searches taking place over a four-year period across the country

Wales Online

Police strip-searches of thousands of children were ‘racist and traumatising’, say charities

The Children’s Society and the Runnymede Trust have hit out in the wake of a damning report by Dame Rachel de Souza

The Independent UK

Children ‘being failed’ as figures show almost 3,000 strip-searches by police

The Children’s Commissioner said criticised “widespread non-compliance” with statutory safeguards.

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