The Children's Commissioner for Wales.

Wales has been in the forefront of moves to establish a children's commissioner in Great Britain for a number of years. The efforts really began to gather a momentum and focus with the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales (NAW) in 1999. With the exception of the Conservatives, all of the main political parties included a promise to establish such a post in their manifesto for the Assembly elections. The lead was taken by the Health and Social Services Committee (HSSC), which adopted this task as a major priority and managed to command all party support. The HSSC laid its final report before the Assembly on May 31, 2001. The paper outlined a wide-ranging remit for the Commissioner, and placed a strong emphasis on children's rights and direct involvement of young people in its work. There are a number of other initiatives that are helping towards better health care of children. The NAW is supporting and funding Young Voice, an organisation run by young people that will feed their views into the Assembly.