And tomorrow (6 November) is 11 Million Takeover Day, when it's hoped that 30,000 children and young people will take over the roles of adults in the annual initiative organised by the children's commissioner's office in England. Youth participation, it would appear, is alive and kicking.
However, earlier last week in a small Commons committee room tucked away from the cameras, other more marginalised voices were heard. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Looked-After Children highlighted a pressing need for social workers to heed the voices of society's most vulnerable children. The call came as the Social Work TaskForce, set up in the wake of Lord Laming's review, prepares to issue its final report later this month.
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