In a letter to Sheerman, Balls said: "It is for these reasons that I have decided to appoint Maggie Atkinson to be the next children's commissioner for England and I am delighted that she has accepted that appointment. I look forward to her taking up office on 1 March 2010." His decision has been supported by children's charities, who said the judgment of the MPs "beggared belief".
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