The NHS 10-year plan doesn’t do enough for children
Al Aynsley-Green
The plan, which is naturally owned by the NHS, has scant regard for how it will relate to schools. Why are teachers and educators not central to it?
October 2018
Britain has created a crisis in childhood, says former children’s commissioner
Sir Al Aynsley-Green has written a hard-hitting book that he hopes will shame politicians and spark a national debate
April 2018
Bullied, bereaved and poor – would I have succeeded today?
We are not doing enough to help disadvantaged children prosper, argues Al Aynsley-Green,who overcame poverty in the 1950s
June 2010
Mosquito youth dispersal alarms face ban
Rights groups say devices used to disperse teenage groups are distressing and dangerous
February 2010
Yarl's Wood: there is no need to detain families with children
Yarl's Wood children face 'extreme distress', report reveals
June 2009
So you thought the age of child labour was over in Britain ...
Catherine Bennett
Catherine Bennett: We applaud the sacrifices of young carers, yet do nothing to alleviate their isolation or vulnerability
October 2008
NHS continues to fail mentally ill children
Under-18s are still receiving inappropriate treatment on adult wards
June 2008
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Spare us these commissioners bewailing the lot of the young
Catherine Bennett
Catherine Bennett: Sir Al Aynsley-Green is convinced we are dreadful to our children. The facts suggest he is behind the times
February 2008
Call for ban on audio device that targets young ears
Children's tsar seeks to ban sonic weapon used on hoodies
November 2007
Hostile to Takeover
Yvonne Roberts
Watchdog opposes plan to x-ray child asylum seekers
October 2007
Smacking law upheld despite protests from children's tsar
· Minister reasserts parents' rights after review · No evidence that law 'is not working properly'
Smacking ban retreat condemned
The government's decision not to ban smacking in England has been criticised by the Children's Commissioner for England, Sir Al Aynsley-Green.
Children's tsar attacks youth justice policy
The children's tsar has attacked the government's youth justice policy, which he warned is enraging and alienating young people.
June 2007
Government announces review of smacking law
The row over smacking children was reopened today as the government announced a review of the law less than three years since MPs rejected an outright ban.
May 2007
Commissioner calls for children to take over councils and schools
Children face poverty, neglect and demonisation, commissioner warns
March 2007
Walking back to happiness
How can young people's low spirits be improved? The children's commissioner has a few good ideas. Anna Bawden reports.
