The Joint Committee on Human Rights' report into legislation to strengthen the role of the commissioner's office concludes that proposed changes in the Children and Families Bill do not go far enough in a number of areas.
It calls for the commissioner to be handed additional legal powers, as well as more clarity on where her office can intervene, and measures to assure its independence.
The report says the commissioner ought to have powers to initiate legal proceedings, including judicial review, in the commissioner’s own name.
It also recommends that the commissioner be able to intervene in court cases, making independent representations in a similar way to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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