Tusla has launched its new Child and Youth Participation Strategy for 2019-2023, as part of its “ongoing commitment to the participation of children, young people and parents in the decisions that affect their lives”. That appears to be a worthwhile endeavour but how will it work in practice? Will children or their parents or guardians be able, for instance, to influence Tusla’s retention of data? Launching the strategy, Pat Smyth, Interim CEO of Tusla, outlined its commitment to nurturing participation, declaring that this “can only be achieved through engagement in dialogue, in an interactive, ongoing and inclusive process”. Let us hope the strategy does what it says on the tin.

Source: Irish Examiner April 05, 2019 23:15 UTC