Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS)

The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS) main function is to promote and protect the rights of children and young people in Scotland. That includes:

• everyone in Scotland under 18, and
• everyone in Scotland under 21 who is care experienced

The Commissioner works to make sure the laws that affect your lives are fair. The Commissioner challenges people in power to keep human rights promises they’ve made to you that make sure you have all you need to grow up in an environment of happiness, love and understanding.

The Commissioner helps you understand how valuable and important your rights are. That understanding means you can demand change when your rights – or the rights of others – are not being respected.

The Commissioner makes sure adults in Scotland know more about your rights so that they see where they need to make changes.