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Participation in Action: Deck of cards deals rights message to children in care

A Children In Care Council is reminding looked-after children of their rights through packs of playing cards that detail pledges made by the county council.

Provider: East Sussex Children In Care Council

Name: Your rights are on the cards

Children in care have many rights designed to promote and protect their wellbeing and ensure that being separated from their birth family does not prevent them from taking part in opportunities any other child would expect to have.

However, all too often these entitlements can be overlooked or not be fulfilled by local authorities and carers, and it is for this reason that the children in care council (CICC) in East Sussex has devised a novel way of reminding looked-after children of their rights so that they have the information to challenge decisions.

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