CYP Now - Data-gathering ‘machine’ defines commissioner’s long-term legacy

In one of her last interviews as children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield reflects on key decisions during her tenure, how power to obtain data has been a defining feature and highlights future challenges.

Longfield: “What I said wasn’t just what I believe but was backed up by the data”. Picture: Alex Deverill

For the past few years, it has seemed like there has been a production line of reports and in-depth policy briefings on key issues and challenges facing children and young people coming out of the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England. This year alone, there have been publications on children in the youth justice system, routes to citizenship, child poverty, children’s mental health, the children’s social care system and youth violence. This prolific output is the result of years of work to build the architecture of the commissioner’s office and is arguably the key legacy of Anne Longfield’s tenure as she steps down from the post at the end of February following the completion of her six-year term.

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