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The National Standards for Children and Young People's Participation

The National Standards for Children and Young People's Participation
These are quality standards that can be used to determine bench marks and provide a means for inspecting and assessing participatory practice.

Rights for children and young people

We are committed to making the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) a reality for all children and young people in Wales.

Advocacy

Children and young people time and again tell us about the value that they place on advocacy support.

Core Aim 5: Participation and equality

Data sources available to support monitoring of Core Aim 5.

Wales should be a place where children and young people are treated as valued members of the community. Their voices must be heard and their needs considered in all policy making.

Core Aim 5

Core Aim 5 requires that all children and young people are listened to, treated with respect and have their race and cultural identity recognised.

We have developed this mantra in consultation with children and young people:

"Participation means that it is my right to be involved in making decisions or planning and reviewing any action that might affect me. Having a voice, having a choice."

National Standards

We have adopted the National Standards for Participation and expect all providers of services to children and young people to work towards them.