Workshop 3- Third sector impact in Welsh Government policy making / Gweithdy 3- Effaith y trydydd sector ar bolisi Llywodraeth Cymru

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Third Sector impact on
Welsh Government Policy Making
Catriona Williams OBE, Chief Executive
Children in Wales

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• Background:
• Role of Children in Wales
Some historic policy impacts:
– First Children’s Commissioner in the UK
– First Children’s Minister in the UK
– Cabinet Sub Committee on CYP
– Assembly Scrutiny Committee for CYP

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Two stories:
• Child poverty
• UNCRC – Children’s Rights

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Child Poverty
- Non devolved?
- International influence
- Programmes for Government
- Child Poverty Strategy
- Child Poverty Action Plan
- Tackling Poverty Action Plan

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UNCRC Children’s Rights
– Children’s Commissioner
– 7 core aims
– Physical chastisement of children
– Rights of Children and Young Persons
(Wales) Measure 2011
– Extension to include in Ministerial functions
– Children Act for Wales?
– Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act
2014

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Creating the messages
• Collaborations to establish the key priorities –
what do we want?
• Speaking with one voice
• Simple messaging
– Don’t overcomplicate
– Easy to understand messages

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Giving the messages:
• Existing communication structures
• Officials
• Media
• Politicians AMs and MPs
• Opportunistic

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Receptiveness of others
• Political – manifestos, cross party support
• People – hearts and minds
• Timing
• Reality check

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Conclusions
• Stay true to your message
• Don’t give up - expect ups and downs

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Children in Wales – Plant yng Nghymru
Head Office: Children in Wales, 25 Windsor Place,
Cardiff CF10 3BZ
Tel: 029 2034 2434
North Wales Office: Unit 2, Victoria Dock, Balaclafa
Road, Caernarfon LL55 1TH
Tel: 01286 677570
Email: info@childreninwales.org.uk
Website: www.childreninwales.org.uk