Jersey's Children's Commissioner releases first report
A new report from Jersey’s Children's Commissioner highlights that more than half of young people do not know what services are available to help them.
In Deborah McMillan's first report she has looked at the work her office has done since their creation in 2018.
As one of more than 35 children’s commissioners in Europe her role is designed to promote and protect the rights of young people.
The role was created after the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry recommended that the States of Jersey appoint a Children’s Commissioner.
Over the past two years the Commissioner has visited every school in the island to speak to young people and find out what matters to them most.
The Children’s Commissioner says she has shared the views of young people in Scrutiny hearings on mental health, worked with young carers and represented young people's views to the government to support them.
Deborah McMillan has advised the government on education reform and launched a research project to reduce school exclusions.
Looking forward to the next year the Children's Commissioner is focusing on a number of areas, including child-friendly justice and reviewing laws to see if they are compliant with children's rights.