National Children's Bureau

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) is an English children's charity based in Islington, London. It was founded in 1963, as the National Bureau for Cooperation in Child Care.

It is an umbrella organisation incorporating councils and fora that explore a range of issues involving children and young people in England. It contributes to the 4 Nations Child Policy Network, in partnership with Children in Scotland, Children in Wales and Children in Northern Ireland.

Organisation

Its Chief Executive (since 2011) is Dr Hilary Emery.^[1] Her predecessor was Paul Ennals, who had been NCB's Chief Executive since 1998.^[2]

Elaine Simpson was appointed chair of NCB in September 2012, in succession to Dame Gillian Pugh.^[3]

Baroness Shireen Ritchie, who died in April 2012, had been President of NCB since November 2010.^[4]

Aims

NCB aims to:

challenge disadvantage in childhood
work with children and young people to ensure they are involved in all matters that affect their lives
promote multidisciplinary cross-agency partnerships and good practice
influence government policy through policy development and advocacy
undertake high quality research and work from an evidence-based perspective
disseminate information to all those working with children and young people, and to children and young people themselves

Communications

Children & Society and Children & Young People Now are a journal and a magazine published in association with the NCB.

NCB supports over two dozen websites, including sites run by councils and networks within NCB and others run on a partnership or consortium basis:

Anti-Bullying Alliance
Asylum Seeking and Refugee Children
Care Planning for Looked After Children Toolkit
ChildData
Children & Young People HIV Network
Childhood Bereavement Network
Children's Play Information Service
Council for Disabled Children
Early Childhood Forum
Early Childhood Unit
Every Disabled Child Matters
Healthy Care
Life Routes
National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC)
NCB Books
Parents, Early Years and Learning (PEAL)
Participation Works
Play England
Playday
PSHE & Citizenship Information Service
PSHE Subject Association
Pupil Inclusion Network
Residential Special Schools Standards - Young Person's Guide
Sex Education Forum
Sexual Health Services microsite
VCS Engage
Young NCB
Young People and Self Harm
Young Transnet
Your Rights

References

↑ "Dr Hilary Emery - Chief Executive". National Children's Bureau. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
↑ Molly Garboden (2 June 2011). "NCB appoints chief executive to succeed Ennals". Community Care. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
↑ "NCB announces appointment of new chair, Elaine Simpson" (Press release). National Children's Bureau. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
↑ "NCB comment on the death of president Baroness Shireen Ritchie". National Children's Bureau. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

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