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Children's involvement in children and young people's plans is vital'says Andrew Cozens, strategic adviser at the Improvement and DevelopmentAgency (IDeA). "Children have a lot to say about the experience ofreceiving services," he adds.
For Telford & Wrekin Council, involvement of children has includedsignificant input from its 28-strong young people's forum, which carriedout a survey asking children for their views on school, the communityand national issues. It found their main concerns were around facilitiesand recreation, bullying, transport and school canteens, all topics thathave been included in Telford's plan.
The London Borough of Southwark is another council to ensure childrenare involved in its plan. The council used existing data to assesschildren's views of services. But it also carried out research to fillgaps in its knowledge.
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