Young people meet minister to discuss children's rights
Children’s Minister Beverley Hughes has welcomed a delegation of young
people to the Department for Children, Schools and Families to discuss their
views on children’s rights.
The young people were part of ‘Get Ready for Geneva’, a
Non-Governmental Organisation that has compiled a report as part of the UNCRC
(UN Committee on the Rights of the Child) reporting process.
Beverley Hughes said: "I welcome these reports and am pleased to see
that they represent the views of children and young people themselves. I will
also be taking the views of the Department’s Children and Youth Board,
who I regularly meet, to discuss issues facing children and young people in
England and Government policies that address these.
"I am pleased that so many young people are engaging in the UNCRC
reporting process for the UK and I look forward to a detailed discussion on the
issues the reports raised, and the progress we have made, with the UN Committee
in September.
"I was delighted to meet the young people today and have a constructive
discussion about what more everyone in this country can do to improve
children’s well-being and let them know what we in Government are doing
to play our part."
Considerable progress has been made on outcomes for children in this country
since the last UNCRC report in 2002. More than 600,000 children have been
lifted out of poverty, almost 3,000 children’s centres have been
established and school funding has increased by 87%. For the first time ever
there has been a serious focus on play, with £235 million earmarked for
children’s play areas. The £190 million myplace programme will
provide world-class places to go to for hundreds of thousands of young
people.
For further information please see the full DCSF Press Notice.
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