Category: News
Commissioner’s response to Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan
7 June 2022 Commenting on the Welsh Government’s Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan, the Children’s Commissioner Rocio Cifuentes said: “I’m pleased […]
An Honour for Rocio Cifuentes
2 June 2022 Rocio Cifuentes, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, is to be awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, […]
Commissioner’s statement on incident in Abertillery
23 May 2022 Children’s Commissioner for Wales Rocio Cifuentes said: “This is clearly an extremely serious and distressing case which […]
Wales needs new child poverty targets, says Children’s Commissioner
12 May 2022 Welsh Government needs to set ambitious new targets to reduce child poverty levels in Wales, according to […]
Commissioner’s response to calls for social care review in Wales
27 April 2022 Commenting on calls for an independent review into children’s social care in Wales, Children’s Commissioner for Wales […]
Outgoing Children’s Commissioner calls for further devolution of benefits to Wales
4 April 2022 Further devolution of welfare benefits could have a big impact on child poverty levels in Wales, according […]
Urdd offering warm Welsh welcome to Ukrainian refugees
21 March 2022 Commenting on the Urdd’s decision to house Ukrainian refugees, Prof Sally Holland said: “In its 100th year, […]
Equal protection – Commissioner welcomes change in the law
21 March 2022 Responding to physically punishing children becoming illegal in Wales, Professor Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, said: […]
Funding disagreements having a ‘terrible impact’ on vulnerable children, warns Children’s Commissioner
8 March 2022 Children with complex health and social care needs aren’t getting the support they need quickly enough because […]