Agenda item

RESOLVED: that

1.            the invitation from Unicef UK to enter into a three-year partnership to deliver the Child Rights Partners Programme in Cardiff from April 2017 be accepted.

2.            Responsibility be delegatedy to the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning, in conjunction with Cabinet members for Early Years, Children & Families and Skills, Safety & Engagement, to lead the partnership arrangements to deliver the Child Rights Partners Programme.

Cabinet received a report outlining a three year partnership be entered into with Unicef UK to deliver a Child Rights Partners Programme in Cardiff.  The Child Rights Partners Programme launched by Unicef UK to embed children’s human rights in UK public services.  The approach for Cardiff embraces the Council’s clear commitment to the Well-being of Future Generations Act, and seeks to enable a cultural shift to ensure children’s rights are considered in all Council policy and decisions, and includes a number of focused initiatives which seeks to ensure engagement of children and young people.

RESOLVED: that

1.            the invitation from Unicef UK to enter into a three-year partnership to deliver the Child Rights Partners Programme in Cardiff from April 2017 be accepted.

2.            Responsibility be delegated to the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning, in conjunction with Cabinet members for Early Years, Children & Familiesand Skills, Safety & Engagement, to lead the partnership arrangements to deliver the Child Rights Partners Programme.