The Institution of the Children’s Commissioner for England as an Element of the Political System of the United Kingdom

The article is devoted to the analysis of the activities of the Children’s Commissioner for England. The experience allows us to draw conclusions regarding the activities and specificity of the constitutional institution dealing with protecting children’s rights in England. Also, it confirms that multi-faceted support and coordination effectively strengthen the protection of the rights of the youngest. This article aims to draw attention to selected aspects related to the activities of the Children’s Commissioner in England, including presenting the latest reports diagnosing the state of protection of children’s rights, including The Big Ambition, which was a large-scale consultation with England’s children conducted from September 2023 to January 2024. The author tries to demonstrate that the institution of the Children’s Commissioner in England plays an important political role, and its activities confirm the commitment to the protection of children’s rights, which ultimately brings positive results in this area.

The Register of Sexual Offense Perpetrators as a Dimension of the Implementation of the Constitutional Principle of Protection of Children’s Rights

Since 2016, there have been legal instruments for collecting and sharing data about people who have been convicted of selected statutory sexual offenses. The Register of Sexual Offenders is a form of preventive activity of the state in the context of counteracting sexual crime. The study in question is an attempt to determine the importance of the Register of Sexual Offenders as an expression of the state’s activity to create a safe sphere of children’s sexual freedom. Children, as entities requiring special protection, should have additional guarantees regarding their safety for proper development. The role of the state in this respect is an additional instrument of influence. The analysis was carried out solely on the basis of the constitutional principle of protection of children’s rights by the state.