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Child Protection in Angus

Protecting Children and Young People: The Charter

The clear message from children and young people is:

As children and young people, we have a right to be protected and be safe from harm from others. When we have difficulties or problems we expect you to:

• Get to know us
• Speak with us
• Listen to us
• Take us seriously
• Involve us
• Respect our privacy
• Be responsible to us
• Think about our lives as a whole
• Think carefully about how you use information about us
• Put us in touch with the right people
• Use your power to help
• Make things happen when they should
• Help us be safe

This is a message to all of us - politicians, communities, parents, families, neighbours; as well as police, health, social work, and education authorities; and people who work directly with children and young people - about what is important to them and how we go about helping to protect them.

Our pledge to the children and young people of Scotland who are at risk of abuse or neglect is that you will:

• get the help you need when you need it;
• be seen by a professional such as a teacher, doctor or social worker to make sure you are alright and not put at more risk;
• be listened to seriously, and professionals will use their power to help you;
• be able to discuss issues in private when, and if, you want to;
• be involved with, and helped to understand, decisions made about your life; and
• have a named person to help you.

and those helping you will:

• share information to protect you;
• minimise disruption to other parts of your life;
• work together effectively on your behalf;
• be competent, confident, properly trained and supported; and
• rigorously monitor services to continually improve how and what is done to help you.

About the Charter

• It sets out what children and young people need and expect to help protect them when they are in danger of being, or already have been, harmed by another person.
• It has been developed through talking to children and young people who have experienced the need to be protected and supported - but what they are saying is how any child facing difficulties could expect to be treated.
• The statements also reflect how children and young people should be expected to deal with each other and adults.
• The response to the 13 statements from children is a set of 11 pledges and an outline of work to be done to help deliver on these.
• The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) sets out the wider rights of all children and young people.

Download The Charter leaflet (256 KB PDF)

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