Children's minister Maria Eagle launched the 10-year strategy forchildren and young people, Our Children and Young People - Our Pledge,last week. It aims to steer departments and services towards the fiveEvery Child Matters outcomes that are used in England.
Departments will also have to work towards a series of pledges,including earlier intervention, partnership working, developing childparticipation and adopting a whole-child approach.
Campaigners welcomed the strategy's strong focus on children's rightssince they feared the measure would be omitted following earlierproposals. However, they have warned that the strategy, already subjectto a series of delays, will not get off the ground until departments arepinned down to timescales and goals by an accompanying action plan.
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