Hosted by Spired.com | Email a Youth Worker | 2006 Oxfordshire County Council Youth Support Service
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Named Person |
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1. There is a named person in the organisation with responsibility for fulfilling children’s rights |
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Planning |
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2. What is best for children and young people is always considered in policy and planning |
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3. Children and young people are asked and their views taken seriously in policy and planning. There is a way to get and take into account the views of children and young people who might be affected by changes |
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4. Children and young people have been involved in planning the service |
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5. The possible impact on children and young people of decisions about how to spend limited amounts of money is considered |
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6. Planning considers the extra problems faced by some children (see introduction for examples). |
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Policy Statements |
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7. There is a statement in a public place covering children’s rights |
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8. Children’s rights are mentioned in leaflets and information available to staff and young people |
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9. The Equal Opportunities policy addresses the right of children not to be discriminated against |
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Staff training and support |
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10. Every job description mentions children’s rights |
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11. Staff training includes training on children’s rights |
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12. There is a plan for raising staff awareness of children’s rights and for supporting staff in changing practice |
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Seeking views |
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13. The organisation is committed to asking and involving children and young people as suggested by forthcoming county guidelines |
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14. There are systems to ensure children and young people’s views are asked for, listened to, and acted upon in an ongoing way |
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15. Views are actively asked for from groups of children and young people whose views are less likely to be heard |
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16. Changes have been made as a result of asking young people |
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17. There are child-friendly ways to make complaints which children and young people actually use |
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Monitoring |
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18. Monitoring and assessment procedures include checking of awareness and fulfilment of children’s rights |
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19. Ways of asking children and young people are reviewed |