BOLTON Council chiefs have made a sensible move in adopting the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child. As well as helping prevent "exploitation and intimidation", it makes young needs central to future Council policy.
This move builds on current Council thinking on taking the views of young people into account when developing services. It's also important in other ways.
A large town like Bolton, aspiring to city status, needs the input of its Millennium citizens to help mould services to grow and change. And if these needs can be pinpointed by today's young, they are more likely to be accurate in the future.
It is also the duty of any Council to protect children and young people, including protection from homelessness, neglect and poor health. As Cllr Don Eastwood states: "We believe young people should have a voice."
We trust that, having encouraged our children to speak up, the Council will listen to them and react to what they say.
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