Nigel Williams told MPs on Parliament's Education and Skills Select Committee that he was concerned that "children and young people are not being given enough of a say in the appointment of the English commissioner".
The Department for Education and Skills said young people will be involved in the selection process at both the long- and short-list stages. But after that an adult panel will give its advice before Margaret Hodge, the minister for children and young people, makes the final decision.
Williams said that Hodge would "rubber-stamp" the appointment, and that the later stages of the assessment would be conducted by adults. "I would like to have young people more involved," he said.
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