REFERENCES
- Lost in Care -- the report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into the abuse of children in care in the former County Council areas of Gwynedd and Clwyd since 1974 (february 2000, HC 201).
- In its publication, Developing a Strategy for Children, in 1998, it recommended that the appointment of an independent Commissioner be considered, in particular to encourage improved services, and ensure children's advocacy.
- The report, Chilcare in Wales, in 1999 (HC 156) urged the Welsh Assembly to appoint a Children's Commissioner without delay.
- A Children's Commissioner for Wales (May 2000 ).
- A Children's Commissioner for Wales (May 2000).
- Commission for Local Administration Annual Report 1986, p.34. This view was expressed in response to the Department of Health and Social Security Consultation Paper on Child Abuse Enquiries.
- A Children's Commissioner for Wales (May 2000).
- A Children 's Commissioner for Wales (May 2000) para. 52.
- A Children's Commissioner for Wales (May 2000) para. 52. There do not appear to be any proposals to follow the lead set by Wales in the rest of the UK in the near future, although the issue has been raised spasmodically in the past. Over 10 years ago, the Labour Party, when in opposition, proposed the establishment of Children's Commissioner, along the Norwegian model. The Commissioner would be independent, with the role of promoting 'the interests of children in the private and public sector' (Meet the Challenge, Make the Change. A New Agenda for Britain, Final Report of the Labour's Policy Review for the 1990s, London: The Labour Party, 1989).