P-04-511 - Support for Children and Young People Participation Standards. Correspondence – Petitioner to the Chair. 13.01.16

Dear William Powell AM,

Thank you very much for the documents which we were sent regarding the support for the Children and Young People Participation Standards petition. As a group we understand that they are currently developing the proposal for the standards however we are still concerned across two areas as we feel that this topic has now become one public concern and interest along with other youth participation topics.

Our members have raised a number of key questions regarding the current movement and changes being implemented.

1. As the minister has already noted that Children in Wales have been funded by the Welsh Government to 'drive forward the National Participation Standards', we are interested about how they are currently supporting what is already there as we feel even if there is a change of process that the teams require some form of central support.

2. How the Youth Workers who the paper was first presented to felt about these recommendations and if they were fit for purpose?

3. In what ways have the Youth Workers comments been used to shape the new suggested model?

Yours sincerely

Powys Youth Forum