Guidance for public authorities on consulting and involving children and young people

Guidance for public authorities on consulting and involving children and young people Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Let’s talk, let’s listen Guidance for public authorities on consulting and involving children and young people We can provide copies of this guidance in other formats, such as in large print, Braille, on audio cassette and on disk. You can also download it from our website (see below). We have also created a child friendly (easy read) version of the document. This colourful booklet is aimed at younger children and has been created to raise awareness of children and young people’s right to be consulted and involved in decision making. A web accessible version of this child friendly booklet can also be accessed on our website. If you would like a copy in another format, please contact us using the details below. Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Equality House 7-9 Shaftesbury Square Belfast BT2 7DP Phone: Fax: Textphone: E-mail: Website: ISBN: 028 90 890 890 028 90 315 993 028 90 500 589 information@equalityni.org www.equalityni.org 978-1-906414-10-8 Contents Page Foreword iv Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Section 9 Section 10 Section 11 Glossary of terms 1 Introduction 9 What we mean by consultation 19 Identifying the impact (effects) of policies on children and young people 29 Effective consultation with children and young people 33 Strategic planning 61 Legal and ethical issues 67 Evaluation and monitoring 75 Feedback 79 Other formats 81 Training for public-authority staff 83 ii continued Page Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5 Appendix 6 Appendix 7 Organisations which could provide advice on consulting children and young people 85 Useful resources relating to children and young people in Northern Ireland 91 Protecting children, vulnerable adults and vulnerable groups 94 Access Northern Ireland 98 Consulting children and young people – strategic planning checklist for public authorities 100 Methods 102 The particular circumstances of children in Northern Ireland 104 Appendix 8 Some useful publications 108 iii ... - tailieumienphi.vn