The Participation Workers' Network for Wales

Supporting workers to promote the participation of children and young people

Children In Wales - Participation Network

News and Consultations

The latest participation news in Wales and the UK

Welsh Assembly Government consultation on draft Codes for School Admissions and School Admission Appeals
14 Nov 2008

The Welsh Assembly Government are inviting responses from children, young people and organisations on the new draft Codes.


Youth Citizenship Commission launch UK consultation
6 Nov 2008

Old enough to make a mark? Should the voting age be lowered to 16?has been launched to find out the views of children, young people and adults on lowering the voting age.


Concluding observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
22 Oct 2008

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child published its concluding observations for the UK on Friday 3 October 2008.


Caerphilly to appoint Children’s Champion
10 Oct 2008

Caerphilly are planning to recruit a separate Children’s Champion to their Youth Champion, and would like to hear the experiences of other workers who have appointed someone in a similar position


Participation Unit Update
10 Oct 2008

Please see below for updates from the last Consortium meeting and on the recent work of the Participation Unit.