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Recruitment Process: 'All singing' show impresses children

8 March 2005, Children Now

Al Aynsley-Green was awarded the job of children's commissioner for England after impressing the young people on the selection panel with an "all singing, all dancing" show.

Europe: Cautious welcome for commissioner

8 March 2005, Children Now

Children's commissioners from overseas are considering whether to allow Al Aynsley-Green to be a member of their European network.

Children's Commissioner: Aynsley-Green invites sector to say where he's needed the most

8 March 2005, Children Now

England's first children's commissioner has already identified more than 200 pressing issues and has called on Children Now readers to help him decide which to focus on.

News in brief: Database could breach Human Rights

8 March 2005, Children Now

A database containing details of every child in England could breach the European Convention on Human Rights, the information commissioner, Richard Thomas, has warned.

News in brief: Conservative helps special needs

8 March 2005, Children Now

Tory leader Michael Howard has promised that a Conservative government would give more choice to parents of children with special educational needs.

News in brief: NSPCC warning

8 March 2005, Children Now

The Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill will not keep children safe if courts are able to grant unsupervised access to violent parents, the NSPCC has warned.

News in brief: Children's charities back centre

8 March 2005, Children Now

Children's charities have backed the idea of a centre to tackle child abuse on the internet after NCH revealed that arrests for internet porn offences against children had quadrupled in...

News in brief: Wigan council pays compensation

8 March 2005, Children Now

Wigan council has paid £12,000 compensation to a couple who tried to adopt their great niece, after the Local Government Ombudsman said a catalogue of council failures led to the...

News in brief: Norfolk Council reduces overspend

8 March 2005, Children Now

Norfolk County Council has reduced its projected social services overspend from £3m to £1.7m.

News in brief: Ofsted notifies authorities

8 March 2005, Children Now

Ofsted and the Commission for Social Care Inspection have notified local authorities of the processes and key dates for the 2005 annual performance assessment of children's services.