Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People (SCCYP) is a post in Scotland whose main task is to promote and safeguard the rights of children and young people. The position, equivalent to the Children's Ombudsman agencies of many other countries, was established by the Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Act of 2003. Scotland's first Commissioner was Kathleen Marshall who assumed her position in April 2004 and served a five-year term, demitting office in April 2009. The current Commissioner is Tam Baillie who took up the position in May 2009, initially for a two-year term; he was reappointed in 2011 to serve until May 2017.
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