Opinion: In my view - Getting off to a better start

By Keith Towler, Children's Commissioner for Wales, Nursery World, 13 March 2008

There are more than 700,000 children and young people living in Wales - which is nearly a third of its population - and from this week, it's my responsibility to speak up for them, to promote their rights and to help strengthen and improve the systems in place to protect them.

As I look ahead at the seven years I have in office, the challenges I face are daunting - child poverty, the rights of asylum-seeking children, and youth justice are just three areas I've already identified as areas of concern. What drives me forward is the recognition that not...

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