sentenCes - Department of Justice
sentenCes - Department of Justice
sentenCes - Department of Justice
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Getting your<br />
rights<br />
Getting<br />
your rights<br />
UNCRC<br />
The United Nations Convention on the Rights <strong>of</strong> the Child (UNCRC) is a list <strong>of</strong> rights that has<br />
been agreed to by the government. This means that when anyone is working with children<br />
and young people, including the justice system, they should be doing their best to make<br />
sure that these rights are being met.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> these rights (Article 3) says:<br />
“In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public<br />
or private social welfare institutions, courts <strong>of</strong> law, administrative<br />
authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests <strong>of</strong> the child shall be a<br />
primary consideration.”<br />
This means that anyone working with young people under 18<br />
has to do whatever is best for them and that they should be<br />
protected from harm.<br />
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