Children's Commissioner for England

These are kids not in employment, education or training.

The Children's Commissioner finds tens of thousands enrolled in college but hardly attending.

I gave this out earlier, and I'd love to hear your take.

You might disagree with me.

It's not really the rapid resolution that the Donovan report envisaged, is it? Third thing to mention, the consultation on rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children closed on Tuesday.

On its last day, the Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel D'Souza, came out for what the campaigners call Hughes Law.

12 weeks leave at 90% of pay for parents of seriously ill children.

Now, this isn't the government's policy.

Yeah, yeah.

But the one I want to raise the most is the children's commissioner because we haven't mentioned the children's commissioner in all our episodes yet and I find the children's commissioning commissioner... an unending disappointment and always have done

simply because anything well it

doesn't matter anybody we've sent there any children or young people who've sent for help there it's been oh just ask your local you know sent back to the local authority it's really it's just nonsense so anyway she pops up Dame Rachel D'Souza um pops up and says must read testimony from care leavers in the sunday times i know from many conversations that a lack of support and housing creates a dangerous wait for it cliff edge Carers are not asking for the world.

And they're all

continuing to do very nicely, thank you, in their Westminster bubble on their Paul Roger and their Bellini's.

So, Let's not forget here that Dame Rachel D'Souza isn't simply the children's commissioner sitting in an office somewhere.

She is, of course, in that tight-knit children's policy ecosystem, that children's care cabal, shall we call it.

The driver, who's 23, was detained on suspicion of stealing the van, dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.

The Children's Commissioner for England has urged the government to introduce paid leave for parents of seriously ill or disabled children.

Dame Rachel D'Souza says parents should not be forced to choose between being at their child's bedside or keeping their job.

Our correspondent Sean Dilley reports.

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But the one I want to raise the most is the Children's Commissioner, because we haven't mentioned the C- Children's Commissioner in all our episodes yet.

And, um, and I find the Children's Commissioning, Commissioner an unending disappointment, and always have done.

So because any-

Yeah.

And they're all continuing to do very nicely, thank you, in their Westminster bubble on their Pol Roger and their Bellinis.

So let's not forget here that Dame Rachel de Souza isn't simply the Children's Commissioner sitting in an office somewhere.

She is, of course, in that tight-knit children's policy ecosystem, that Children's Care Cabal, shall we call it? And of course, Josh MacAlister is the leader.

I think we live in a society 30 years ago where there was a real stigma around separation.

And actually, I think we all recognise that for children what's worse you know being in a in a situation with their parents where they're very very unhappy and it's very toxic or in a situation where they go through a separation their parents can can get along um and actually that separation itself is not it's not it's not the fact of separation that's the problem but it's it's the way in which you separate is important you know the way in which you go through the process and try and take the conflict out of the situation i think if parents could understand that um The long-term impacts, as Rachel D'Souza, the Children's Commissioner's letter very clearly sets out, the long-term impacts of poorly handled separation, that's the damaging thing.

It's not the fact of separation.

The fact of separation, many children can grow through separation.

Prevent is the government program which is designed to protect vulnerable people from being drawn into extremism, but it is failing to help those most at risk.

That's according to a new report by Children's Commissioner Rachel de Souza, which found that the program has failed to move with the times and is unable to cope with cases which show signs of a fixation with violence but no ideological element.

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, who was clearly troubled, was referred to Prevent three times, but because he didn't demonstrate any clear ideology, his case was closed.

While referrals continue to rise, the commissioner has called for the Home Office and the Department of Education to issue new statutory guidance on children who pose a risk to others.

If they win, it may not be the end of Meta, but it could certainly change it.

The Children's Commissioner for England has urged the communications watchdog Ofcom to show more teeth in its dealings with tech companies that expose children to graphic content online.

Dame Rachel de Souza is warning that young people are becoming intoxicated by extremism and drawn into radicalization and violence.

She says these obsessions aren't backed by any clear ideology, leaving the government's counter-extremism program Prevent unable to cope.

The headlines again.

Meta has been accused of exploiting children by getting them hooked on Facebook and Instagram at the beginning of a landmark trial in California described as social media's big tobacco moment.

The Children's Commissioner for England is calling for restrictions on internet use for under 18s, saying that young people are becoming intoxicated by extremism.

Andy Burnham has pledged his 100% support for Ukraine after its use of British-made drones prompted a warning from Russia.