What does the Children's Rights Service do?

We provide advocacy for children and young people in care who are unhappy and might want to make a complaint

We run the Children in Care council

We run the Trafford Youth Cabinet

Advocacy

If you are unhappy with anything about being in care we can help you.

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Children in Care Council

The Children in Care Council, called Youth Advocacy, is a group of children and young people from Trafford who are or who have been in care.

It tries to ensure that children and young people are involved in the improving the service the CYPS delivers to children and young people in care.

It meets during each school holiday for a day at Gorse Hill studios in Stretford.

Members also get involved in other activities (such as interviewing for new staff, being trained and training professionals and foster carers).

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Trafford Youth Cabinet

Trafford Youth Cabinet are representatives of the children and young people of Trafford.

It has members aged between 11 and 19.

Each member must live, work or study in Trafford.

They usually meet weekly in term time and at other times in school holidays.

They meet at Talkshop in Sale Waterside on Wednesday's at 4.30pm till 5.45 pm

Any member of the cabinet can represent the cabinet in any regional or national meeting or event.

Members are reimbursed for transport costs for attending meetings.

The youth cabinet tries to ensure equal opportunity for ALL children and young people.

The cabinet will does everything possible to ensure that any young person who wishes to be involved is able to do so. This may involve paying for child care costs, adaptations or special communication tools as required

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