In recent years, children’s participation in decision making in all matters affecting them has gained ground. Today the importance of listening to children and young people is recognised as fundamental to their human dignity and healthy development.
This Assessment Tool provides specific and measurable indicators with which States can begin to measure progress in implementing Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the participation of children and young people under the age of 18.
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
USING THE ASSESSMENT TOOL
The indicators
Data sources
Assessment criteria
Disaggregation
Country Profiles on child participation
Overview of the Tool
PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATION
CREATING SPACES FOR PARTICIPATION
APPENDIX ONE
Overview of the nine basic requirements for effective and ethical participation and associated benchmarks
APPENDIX TWO
Country Profile: Template for reporting on the results of the Assessment
In recent years, children’s participation in decision making in all matters affecting them has gained ground. Today the importance of listening to children and young people is recognised as fundamental to their human dignity and healthy development.
This Assessment Tool provides specific and measurable indicators with which States can begin to measure progress in implementing Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the participation of children and young people under the age of 18.
