The role and mandate of children’s ombudspersons in Europe:
Safeguarding and promoting children’s rights and ensuring children’s views are taken seriously
Recorded on July 2016
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Contributors
Author: Rachel Hodgkin and Peter Newell
Publisher: ENOC
Date: 2010
Geographic Coverage: Europe
Type of Resource: Policy (International, Regional and/or Domestic)
Sector/setting: Other
Vulnerable groups: Children general
Developed with children and young people? Not Specified
Type of participation: N/A
Availability: Open Access
Keywords: Children’s Views, Current Challenges, ENOC, Europe, Ombuds for Children’s Rights, Solutions
Introduction
Given the current trends of reducing the functions and mandates of Ombudspersons for Children institutions across Europe, ENOC carried out in 2010 a survey on the role and scope of competences of ENOC member institutions.