5. Legislation and rights for children in care
3. Who has overall responsibility for upholding children's rights?
Choose one of the options below.
Answer
The Children's Commissioner in each country has the responsibility for upholding the rights of children.
In England the Children's Rights Director and his team listen to what young people tell them about the way they are being looked after and the services they receive.
They report these views to Ofsted - the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills - to take into account in the work it does on inspecting services. Reports are also sent to government to consider when they are making decisions about things that affect young people.
In the Extra resources section you will find links to each of the Commissioner's websites as well as that of the Children's Rights Director.