IPPN

Published: 13 July 2010

There was a 13% increase in the number of complaints to the children's watchdog last year.

According to the 2009 annual report for the Ombudsman for Children, its office received 912 complaints in the year.

The report said these were among the issues children highlighted during 2009, where education was concerned:

- The risks of young people leaving school early due to families’ difficulties in meeting the costs of education;