PART 2ADDITIONAL LEARNING NEEDS

CHAPTER 1KEY TERMS, CODE AND PARTICIPATION

Participation, United Nations conventions and access to information

I1I2I3I4I5I10I6I13I12I9I8I7I116Duty to involve and support children, their parents and young people

A person exercising functions under this Part in relation to a child or young person must have regard—

a

to the views, wishes and feelings of the child and the child's parent or the young person,

b

to the importance of the child and the child's parent or the young person participating as fully as possible in decisions relating to the exercise of the function concerned, and

c

to the importance of the child and the child's parent or the young person being provided with the information and support necessary to enable participation in those decisions.