We promise we will…
- Make sure you have access to the Children’s Rights Service so you understand what your rights are and how you are able to contribute your views to your care planning and services and make a real change for yourself and other children in care
- Work together with the Children in Care Council (CiCC) because they will represent your views
- Make sure you are involved fully in your care plans and pathway plan
- Make sure all children and young people in care are given a choice of different ways to participate or the choice not to
- Make sure there are regular meetings between senior managers and people who make decisions and the Children in Care Council
- Make sure children living in residential homes are able to participate in residents’ meetings and influence change
- Make sure we ask you once a year if you think the council is sticking to the pledge and the promises we have made
- Involve you in the recruitment and training of staff and volunteers who will be working with you or responsible for making decisions about you
- Reward your efforts and provide you with an accreditation to mark your participation
- Support your development as an individual by helping you with passports, bank accounts, becoming a citizen, National Insurance number, birth certificate and immigration status, as quickly as possible
If you feel any part of this Pledge is not working or that the council hasn’t kept these promises for you then you can contact the Children’s Rights Service on 01482 396828 or email rights4u@eastriding.gov.uk and we will come out and see you if this is what you want. We can try to help you find out why this has happened and make sure things change for you.