Independent Support & Advocacy
The child or young person in our care will be made aware of their rights and how to access independent advocacy services, their Independent Reviewing Officer, Children’s Rights services and Ofsted.
Our principles of practice endorse the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the team ensure all young people enjoy the rights and freedoms set out in the convention. All young people have the right to feel safe, happy, cared for and listened to.
Children’s universal right to participate is enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which is summarised in these four principles:
•Non-discrimination
•Best interests of the child
•The right to survival and development
•The views of the child.
That is why we have commissioned an independent advocacy service to visit the child or young person in our care on a regular basis.
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