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Commissioner Chris Quinn shares what the Holiday Meals Payment Bill will mean for thousands of…
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Commissioner's statement on the Holiday Meals Payment Bill
Chris Quinn, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), has today raised urgent…
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Statement on decision to cancel special school summer schemes for 2026
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Chris Quinn, met Deputy First Minister…
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Commissioner meets Deputy First Minister and Junior Ministers at Stormont
NICCY Youth Panel members Astrid and Rhea will return to Stormont on Wednesday 4 March…
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Trailblazing duo return to Stormont to challenge uniform equality legislation in schools
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The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People is Chris Quinn.
Chris’ role is to safeguard and promote the rights and best interests of children and young people.
The Commissioner uses the
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (sometimes called the UNCRC)
to guide their work and the work of their staff.
All of the Commissioner’s work is focused on making sure children and young people have access to these rights in their day-to-day lives, so they have the best opportunity to reach their full potential.
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Learn more about educational inequalities, including background information, how we monitor government in how they are discharging their duty to deliver on children and young people’s right to an education and our work addressing the inequalities that exist.
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Learn more about participation, including background information, how we monitor government in how they are discharging their duty to involve children and young people in decisions that affect them and our work addressing and progressing this.
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Commissioner Chris Quinn shares what the Holiday Meals Payment Bill will mean for thousands of…
14 April 2026
Commissioner's statement on the Holiday Meals Payment Bill
Chris Quinn, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), has today raised urgent…
27 March 2026
Statement on decision to cancel special school summer schemes for 2026
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Chris Quinn, met Deputy First Minister…
12 March 2026
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Commissioner meets Deputy First Minister and Junior Ministers at Stormont
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