Youth Participation Strategy - Consultation

South Cambridgeshire District Council is committed to providing excellent services to all residents in South Cambridgeshire, including children and young people, to achieve the Council's Vision, which is:

To make South Cambridgeshire a safe and healthy place where residents are proud to live and where there will be opportunities for employment, enterprise and world-leading innovation. We will be a listening Council, providing a voice for rural life and first-class services accessible to all.

We recognise that children and young people have interesting and valuable opinions, which, if listened and responded to by the Council and other decision makers, can improve service delivery as well as laying a long lasting foundation leading to participation in democracy. Research suggests that whilst some young people may not be interested in local party politics, they are very interested in issues that affect them and their communities.

Children and young people have the best appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of the services that they use or that affect them. It is vital to make best use of their knowledge and understanding when developing and providing services that most effectively meet their needs and we intend to do that through this strategy.

From January to April 2010 we consulted with children and young people getting their input for the final draft strategy before it is adopted. We will publish the adopted strategy here in due course.

If you have any queries or would like more information, please contact Tracy Mann (This link will open in a new window)01954 713342.

 

 

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