CYP Now - NCB Now: Comment - The Government has not learned to listen

Several years ago, when the Government published Learning to Listen, it made a commitment to seek out the views of children and young people on policies that would have a significant impact on their lives.

As we have come to expect, the Government wanted to hear the views ofchildren and young people in regards to proposals set out in the CareMatters green paper. The Office of the Children's Rights Director andthe Department for Education and Skills, produced a guide to the greenpaper to facilitate children's participation.

Events were organised to ensure that the voices of children in care andleaving care, were heard loud and clear.

So where is the guide for children and young people on the Home Office'sconsultation paper Planning Better Outcomes and Support forUnaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children? These proposals could have asignificant impact on the lives of children and young people in andleaving care, so they should be consulted.

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