Children and Youth Rights Information
Perth and Kinross Council and Who Cares? Scotland promote and
support the rights and responsibilities of children and young
people.
Our children and youth rights and independent advocacy workers
will:
- listen to you and respect you and your views
- explain what your rights and responsibilities are
- help you speak out and be listened to
- respect your rights and promote positive attitudes, views and
behaviours towards children and young people
Usually what you talk to us about is treated as private and
confidential and we will not tell anyone else without your
permission. However, it is our duty to involve other Services
if we feel that what you tell us puts you or another person at risk
- if this happens we will always talk things through with you
first.
You
can get in touch with the Council's Children and Youth Rights
Worker by phoning or sending a text to 07999589953 or by email to
youthrights@pkc.gov.uk.
Who
Cares? Scotland speaks out for children and young people
who are being cared for away from home or who live at home but
may need protection. They have a young person's worker in
most areas. You can get in touch with the worker for the
Perth & Kinross area by phoning 01382 202888 or by phoning or
sending a text to 07764145126. You can find out more about
Who Cares? Scotland on their website at http://www.whocaresscotland.org
It doesn't matter which worker you contact as both will do
their best to help you, and they will put you in touch with the
right worker for you.
What Are Your Rights?
Every child and young person under the age of 18 has
rights. Nearly all the countries in the world have agreed
that children and young people have basic rights and these rights
are protected by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child (UNCRC).
Here are some of your basic rights that you may want to know
about. If you can't find what your are looking for then get
in touch.
- Life: you have the right to life, survival and
development
- Health: you have the right to good health
- Education: you have the right to a good
education
- Protection: you have the right to be protected
from things that may harm you
- Family: you have the right to be with your
family unless being with your family means that you are denied or
won't get all or some of your other rights
- Identity: you have the right to an
identity
- Opinions: you and your opinions should be
respected, but you must also respect the rights and
responsibilities of other people too, especially those who care for
you
- Equality: you have the right to all of the
rights that children have no matter where you come from
- Play: you have the right to play
You can find out more about your rights by going to www.youngscot.org/channels/law/
