What's in it?
The consultation outlines proposals from the Welsh Assembly Government for developing integrated and accessible advocacy services for children and young people, ensuring that advocacy providers are separate from the agencies that are the subject of complaints.
Plans include:
Collaboration by local authorities and local health boards from different areas, which will lead to one local area taking responsibility for commissioning a one-stop-shop advocacy service.
What people say about it:
Eleri Thomas, assistant programme director, education and children's rights, at Save the Children Wales, says: "We welcome the consultation. Children and young people's access to advocacy provision is essential in safeguarding children."
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