NI Commissioner for Children and Young People

Championing the rights of children and young people. Advocating for their voices to be heard and their futures to be protected.

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

Find out more about what NICCY does to protect the rights of children and young people in Northern Ireland at https://t.co/FzZBN0LlZ7.

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

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[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

The Commissioner has today raised urgent concerns with the Ministers for Education and Health following the Education Authority’s decision to cancel special school summer schemes for 2026.

Full @chrisniccy statement ➡️ https://t.co/ehi4X3w3z4

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

“Rights are love expressed as justice” – a message from Commissioner Chris Quinn to parents across NI who are children’s rights defenders.

Read @chrisniccy’s blog – https://t.co/gWZtnbrJtB

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[CYPSP in N.Ireland @cypsp]

📢 New resource for families!

New Let’s Explore Behaviour Parent Guide has been launched. A practical, co‑designed tool to help parents understand their child’s behaviour & find simple, achievable strategies.

https://t.co/CjlhFqUQDs

#LetsExploreBehaviour #cypsp #FamilySupport

[Department of Health @healthdpt]

Introducing the first edition of the Reforming Children’s Social Care Newsletter - Horizon.

Peter Toogood, Deputy Secretary and Chair of the Programme, shares an update on progress, key priorities and what’s coming up.

👉Full video and newsletter: https://t.co/gpr6xtjpq7

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

Really positive periodic meeting!

[NI Policing Board @NIPolicingBoard]

Our Chair @mukeshji147, Vice Chair, Independent Human Rights Advisor and Engagement Manager met with the @nichildcom Chris Quinn today to discuss key issues around children and young people, policing and police oversight.

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

4/4 Chris said: “I welcome the opportunity to meet with the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, and to discuss key child rights issues, including the benefits of incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into domestic law.”

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

1/4 Commissioner @chrisniccy is meeting the Deputy First Minister, Emma Little-Pengelly, and the First Minister, Michell O’Neill, at Stormont this afternoon.

@niexecutive @ExecOfficeNI

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

3/4 He will reflect on some of the challenges, and discuss how he can work with the Executive to safeguard children’s rights more effectively.

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

Commissioner @chrisniccy met Dr Katy Radford, the Director of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression, this afternoon.

Chris said: “It was lovely to welcome Katy to the NICCY office and learn about OICE. I look forward to working with Katy and her office in the future.”

[Cool FM News @newsoncool]

🎥 “We just want to do cartwheels at lunchtime.”

📚NI pupils calling for law change to allow all schoolgirls to wear trousers

🗣️ Rhea Donnell and Astrid Knox spoke to our reporter @TaraGriff along with @nichildcom Chris Quinn as they raised the issue at Stormont this week

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

Listen to Commissioner @ChrisNICCY speaking to @coolfmnews about proposed changes to the latest Uniform Bill to legally allow all girls to have the choice to wear trousers 💙🩷🧡💚❤️

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

Watch Commissioner @chrisniccy, NICCY's Laura McFall and NICCY Youth Panel members Rhea and Astrid.

Follow @niassembly's live stream from 2pm of the @NIAEducation briefing for all pupils to have the option to wear trousers as part of their school uniform https://t.co/Pt6LbkxaLP

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

The Ten is Too Young Coalition has welcomed the tabling of an amendment to the Justice Bill that would raise Northern Ireland’s minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) from 10 to 16 years old, without exception.

Full joint statement ➡️ https://t.co/Q9ULu9g9ER

@chrisniccy

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

Commissioner welcomes Criminal Justice Inspection NI’s report into child criminal exploitation.

@ChrisNICCY statement ➡️ https://t.co/UtdKeqrUaY

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

Watch our latest Committee meeting attendances and additional content on our YouTube channel https://t.co/ioiH9kqYLa 💙🩷🧡💚❤️

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

Watch Rachel Hogan from @ChildLawCentre and Commissioner @ChrisNICCY’s response to @NickDMathison MLA’s question about how to ‘unstick’ the issue of restrictive practices of children in schools, which was discussed at the @NIACfEd briefing last week.

#HarrysLaw 💙🩷🧡💚❤️

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

Following an ENOC-Euro Child Roundtable event and his first in-person meeting as secretary at the European Parliament recently, @ChrisNICCY spoke to That’s TV Belfast about the need for NI to cooperate and have a voice on child’s rights issues across Europe 🩵🩷🧡💚❤️

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

Commissioner @chrisniccy and everyone at NICCY is delighted to support #CareDay26, the world’s biggest celebration of children and young people with care experience 🩵🩷🧡💚❤️