| SUMMARY |
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| CONTACT
INFORMATION |
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| Name
of Office (In National Language) |
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| Name
of Office (In English) |
Children’s
Commissioner for Wales |
| Postal
Address |
Oystermouth House
Phoenix Way
Swansea Enterprise Park
Llansamlet
Swansea
SA7 9FS
United Kingdom |
| Visiting
Address |
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| Telephone |
+44 1792 482453 |
| Fax |
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| Email
address |
Peter@childcom.co.uk |
| WWW |
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| Title
of Ombudsman |
Children’s
Commissioner |
| Name
of Ombudsman |
Peter Clarke |
| Name
of contact person for ENOC |
Sharon Clapton |
| OFFICE
SIZE AND STRUCTURE |
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| Number of staff members |
(recruiting now)21 |
| List
of staff members and functions |
| Three teams:-
Communications,
Legal and Admin.
Policy and Service Evaluation,.
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headed
by an Asst. Commissioner with 6 other staff.
headed by a lawyer with 5 staff
headed by Asst. Commissioner with 5 other staff
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| Administrative
Officers |
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| Projects |
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| Summary
of annual Budget |
| £800,000
p.a. This year much of this will be spent on setting up offices and
recruiting staff. Next year 70% of budget will be on staff. Other elements
of budget still in preparation. |
| Principal sources
of funding |
£800,000
– all from National Assembly for Wales. |
| HISTORY
OF THE OFFICE |
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| Date the office
was established |
March 1st
2001 |
| Initiator
of the Ombudsman office: National Assembly + NGO s + UK
Government |
| Steps
Involved in establishing office: |
| Now fully
established in law. Actual office (ie buildings and all staff) in place by
March 2002. |
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| Major
changes in structure, focus and activities |
| Only in
place for 6 months-no changes yet! |
| Terms
of reference or Mission Statement |
| Children’s
Commissioner for Wales Act text on www.wales.legislation.hmso.gov.uk |
| Standing instructions:
Regulations for act on same website as above. |
| AIMS
AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES |
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| Office Activities
Influencing policy development at national level, at
state/provincial level and at local/community level.
Monitoring the impact of laws/policies on children.
Monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the
Child.
Individual casework.
Education/awareness raising on children
s rights.
The sectors in which our office has had the most
experience are:
Local and municipal government and social services. |
| EVALUATIONS/STUDIES |
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| Evaluation
of the effectiveness/impact of the office |
| NOT YET.
DISCUSSIONS WITH UNIVERSITY OF SWANSEA FOR INDEPENDENT MONITORING |
| Other
publications or studies available |
| NOT YET. |
| ADDITIONAL
DETAILS |
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