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Children’s ChampionReport to Children’s Services
Scrutiny Committee
Children's Champion in Salford, all activities relate to Article 12 of the UNCRC;
Children have a right to say what they think should happen, when adults are
making decisions that affect them, and to have their opinions taken into account.
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Children’s Champion contributes to the following indicators.
• NIS 3: Civic participation in the local area • NIS 4: % of people who feel they can influence decisions
in their locality • NIS 6: Participation in regular volunteering• NIS 50:Emotional health of children • NIS 58: Emotional and behavioural health of children in
care • NI 148: Care leavers in employment, education or
training
• The positive engagement of children and young people underpins all the targets and is a key requirement of all inspection regimes
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Current Involvement of children and young people in Salford This presentation is structured to link with
the seven key issues addressed in the recent white paper; Communities in
Control: real people, real power. • Being active in your community• Access to information• Having an influence• Challenge• Redress• Standing for office• Ownership and control
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Access to information• Wuu2
• Young people's publication group led by young people.
• Weekly Saturday slot on Salford City Radio run by young people.
• Weekly 'Champion Children' column in Salford Advertiser
• Development of CC website.
• Use of council publications and SCVS bulleting to raise awareness about work.
• Exploring the use of social media to inform young people.
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Having an influence • CYPPB
• Eight neighbourhood youth forums (NYF).
• Salford Youth Council (SYC).
• UK Youth Parliament. Regional meeting in Salford Sun 11th Jan 2009.Election for UKYP rep. early in 2009.
• John O’Neill (current rep) UKYP has been selected for a national award.
• Youthbank 40 young people acting as grant makers to distribute 400k of funding to other young people's projects.
• Influence over budget setting. Pilot PB projects will be developed early in 2009.
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Having an influence • Develop effective links between school councils, NYF’s and SYC.
• ‘Youth Act’. Looked after children developed a group SIDI (‘say it do it !!’) to campaign against stereotyping of LAC in Salford.
• Competition 'U count 2' launched in October 2008.
• CC met with the Director of Change, policy and improvement team to ensure youth involvement is meaningful and sustained across the City.
• ‘Take Over Day’ 2008; Opportunities for young people to learn about positions of leadership.
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Challenge
• Young people involved in meeting to discuss Scrutiny Work Plan.
• Workshop for members of the CSD scrutiny committee and young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.
• Some youth forums have been involved in local scrutiny projects e.g. street scene.
• Young people have participated in full council meetings since July 2007.
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Redress
• Customer First Officer, effective system in place for responding to concerns, disagreements, complaints and compliments.
• CC will ensure effective lines of communication are in place for young people to register their concerns, disagreements, complaints and compliments.
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Standing for office
• October 2007 - Cabinet members were shadowed by young people.
• October/November 2008 all local councillors invited to strengthen links with members of youth forums.
• CC to explore opportunities for young people to shadow government ministers and other leading political figures from summer 09.
• Increased involvement of councillors in schools.
• Opportunity to attend a government cabinet meeting (in Liverpool on Jan 8th 09) forwarded to NYF’s.
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Ownership and control
• The participation strategy advocates the use of ‘Here By Right' to further meaningful engagement of children and young people.
• HBR workshops.
• Implementation plan for the CYP participation strategy agreed by CYPPB exec.
• Young people were involved in the Connexions contract re-tendering exercise.
• Introduction of HBR to partner e.g. Police, PCT, SCVS, and Connexions.
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Networking
Links with a wide range of regional and national organisations;
• National youth Agency• UK Youth parliament• Office of the Children's Commissioner• Children's Rights Alliance for England • NW Regional Youth Work Unit• Young Advisors• Positive links with colleagues in similar roles within other
areas have been developed
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Priorities for 2009•Development of NYF’s and SCY.
•Involvement of young people in scrutiny.
•UNICEF Rights respecting Schools Award .
•Participatory budgeting pilots.
•Develop use of IT in communication with young people.
•Publication group for young people.
•Ongoing contribution to relevant strategies and policies.
•Weekly Champion Children Column.
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Priorities continued
• Meet with children and young people on a regular basis.
• Support young people to campaign on issues of concern e.g. transport, leisure facilities etc.
• Ongoing involvement of young people in council meetings.
• To further develop the involvement of younger children and vulnerable young people in decision making.
• Embed the participation strategy within CSD and begin the roll out to other directorates, partner agencies and CVS.
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