What are children’s rights?
Children and young people have 42 rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
These 42 rights outline the things children and young people need to grow up happily, healthily and safely.
If you want to read more about children and young people’s individual rights:
A Children’s Rights Approach
Many organisations across Wales are adopting A Children’s Rights Approach for working with children, grounded in the UNCRC, to help them integrate children’s rights into their decision-making, policy and practice.
A children’s rights approach can help organisations to:
- prioritise children’s rights in their work with children and families to improve children’s lives
- give children the opportunities to make the most of their talents and potential
- make sure children have the information and resources to enable them to take full advantage of their rights
- give children meaningful opportunities to influence decisions about their lives
- be more accountable to children for decisions, and for outcomes that affect children’s lives
Start using our Children’s Rights Approach in your work
Learning more about rights and A Children’s Rights Approach
Our participation team offers free training to professionals on children’s rights.
If you’re interested in learning more about children’s rights and how A Children’s Rights Approach could help you in your work, we’d love to hear from you.
What to do if a child you’re working with isn’t getting their rights
If you’re concerned that a child you work with isn’t getting their rights, get in touch with our Advice team.
More information
A wide range of resources for professionals working with children