The Children's Rights Service
The Children's Rights Service is a comprehensive service that offers advice, guidance and support to all children and young people in the Clackmannanshire area. It operates within the spirit of the United Nations Convention on The Rights of The Child.
The Service has a particular responsibility for children and young people in the Looked After System by ensuring that the Council meets its Corporate Parental Responsibility to children and young people for whom they are responsible.
The main functions of the Children's Rights Service in Clackmannanshire are :-
- to promote and uphold the rights of children and young people in the Clackmannanshire area.
- to ensure that the collective rights of children and young people are respected.
- to contribute to the further development of Children's Rights Services to encourage Council personnel to consider children's and young people's rights in their daily practice.
These functions are fulfilled by :-
- ensuring that children and young people are receiving adequate care and protection.
- ensuring that children and young people are protected from discrimination.
- encouraging children and young people to grow and develop to their full potential.
- ensuring that any intervention in the life of a child or young person is made in their best interest.
- making sure that the views of children and young people are listened to and that they are involved in decisions that affect their lives.
- ensuring that children and young people are regarded as individuals, have their own unique identity have the right to their own language, culture and religious identity.
- ensuring that children and young people are treated with respect and dignity and that they have the right to privacy.
- ensuring that children and young people are provided with appropriate information and have equal access to services.
Clackmannanshire Council employs a Children's Rights officer who offers independent advice on all matters relating to the rights of children and young people.
Children and young people can approach the Children's Rights Officer directly themselves. Anyone who has responsibility for or an interest in services for children and young people can also access the Service.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
You can view or download the Scottish Government's booklet on The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A guide for children and young people.
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Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Children's Rights Officer, Education & Schools
Lime Tree House, Castle Street, Alloa, FK10 1EX
Tel: 01259 452382 / 450000
Email: childcare@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form
