Children in Wales carries out a range of work to directly influence policy development.
Forums and networks - Children in Wales facilitates a broad range of professional networks which bring members together to discuss policy and practice issues. They are vital to our work as they help us to understand the issues of concern to a range of organisations across the children’s sector. Through these networks we can inform members of new developments, share good practice and develop appropriate perspectives on policy developments.
Campaigns - Children in Wales is involved in co-ordinating several specific campaigns on issues of concern to the voluntary sector. These include the ‘Sdim Curo Plant!/Children are Unbeatable! Cymru which lobbies in Wales to change the law so that children have the same protection from assault as adults and the End Child Poverty Network Cymru which is a coalition of organisations concerned with child poverty.
Consultations and Inquiries - One of Children in Wales’ main roles is to carry the views of its members to policy makers. We respond to a wide range of consultations and provide evidence to various National Assembly for Wales committees and inquiries. To do this we liaise with our members, forums and networks to ensure our consultation responses highlight all the relevant the issues for those working in the field.
Third Sector Partnership Council - Children in Wales represents the children’s voluntary sector on the Third Sector Partnership Council. This involves taking the views of those working in the children’s voluntary sector to meetings of the Third Sector Partnership Council and to meetings arranged with individual ministers.
Cross Party Groups – Children in Wales services both the Cross Party Group on Children in the National Assembly for Wales and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children in Wales in Westminster. These groups enable Assembly Members and Welsh Members of Parliament respectively to get together on a regular basis to discuss issues of concern to children and young people in Wales.