Month: January 2018

Minimising the use of restraint with disabled children

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Article 39 has responded to the Department of Health and Department for Education’s consultation on ‘Reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention’ with children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and mental health difficulties. In October 2017, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities urged the UK to: … Read more

Article 39 urges greater focus on child’s wishes and feelings

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In its response to the government’s consultation on statutory safeguarding guidance, Article 39 urges “much greater prominence to independent advocacy” as a means of ensuring children’s wishes and feelings are known, understood and valued. We advocate the following additions to the guidance: Local authorities should be required to produce age appropriate information to children and … Read more