ACT Children and Young People Commissioner (CYPC)

Consults with children and young people. Assists in resolving complaints and concerns about services for children and young people. Provides advice to government and community organisations about how to improve services and engage with children.

Jodie Griffiths-Cook is the Public Advocate and Children & Young People Commissioner.

The Children and Young People Commissioner (CYPC) and Public Advocate (PA) are independent statutory offices created under the Human Rights Commission Act 2005. This means that the CYPC and PA are funded by the ACT Government, but is independent from the Government.

The CYPC has a number of roles, including:

• Consulting with children and young people
• Resolving complaints and concerns about services for children & young people
• Reviewing issues of systemic concern and providing advice to government and community organisations about how to improve services for children and young people

Put simply, the role of the CYPC is to help make Canberra a better place for children and young people.