Universal Children's Day on 20 November was a good day to stop and think about what we achieved for children's rights each year and what still needs to change. In Wales since last November, we have caught up with England and Scotland with new rights for looked-after children to stay in their foster homes after the age of 18.
We have seen the government accept all of the recommendations of the Donaldson review of education, Successful Futures, that puts children's wellbeing at the heart of education. We have also seen the publication of the Welsh Ministers' Compliance Report under the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011, the full implementation of which requires all ministers in Wales to have due regard to the United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in exercising their functions. So, some positive steps forward.
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