Child and Youth Officer for British Columbia
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The Child and Youth Officer for British Columbia has the mandate
to support children, youth and families to access relevant government
services, to observe independently those services, and to advise
government about how to improve them.
Jane Morley, Q.C. was appointed in 2003 and is the current
officer. Her authority comes from a provincial law, the Office
for Children and Youth Act. Under Section
6 of the Act, at the request of the Attorney General,
the Child and Youth Officer investigates matters within the
scope of the Act.
Jane Morley's investigation reports are available here:
- Confidential
Report to the Attorney General of British Columbia from
the Child and Youth Officer for British Columbia on the
Continued Placement of Children in the Home Where the Nuu-Chah-Nulth
Child Died - September 29, 2006 [PDF]
- Report to the Attorney
General of British Columbia under Section 6 of the Office
for Children and Youth Act on the Director’s Case Review
Relating to the Nuu-chah-nulth Child Who Died in Port Alberni
on September 4, 2002
- February 15, 2006 [PDF]
For more information on the Child and Youth Officer, including
access to her other publications, visit the CYO website.
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