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Children at the table - amplifying the voices of young people

3 mins read Youth Work
This time last year, with a general election on the horizon, our five charities joined forces to give a clear message to all political parties: that children should be at the table when it comes to decisions about issues that affect them. More than 200 organisations - many of whom directly help babies, children and young people - came forward to support this message.
Councils’ community-based youth offers could better meet young people’s needs. Picture: Xavier Lorenzo/Adobe Stock
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Our Children at the Table campaign has amplified the voices and needs of babies, children and young people, with the ambition of securing safer, happier and healthier lives for the next generation.

The campaign has directly involved children and young people. Before the election a group met the now chancellor, Rachel Reeves, in her constituency and in the autumn they held a reception at the Conservative Party Conference.  

At the Children at the Table event at the Labour Party Conference 2024, young people spoke to and heard from the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall, as well as the Minister for Children and Families, Janet Daby, and the Minister for Public Health and Prevention, Andrew Gwynne.

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