Evaluation of a RIGHT blether - York Consulting

Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young PeopleEvaluation of a RIGHT bletherManagement and Coordination2.12 Just over two-thirds of survey respondents (68%) agreed that a RIGHTblether was well managed and delivered overall (Table 5).Table 5: Management and DeliveryBase = 186StronglyagreeAgreeNeither agreenor disagreeDisagreeStronglydisagreea RIGHT blether was wellmanaged and delivered overall35 (19%) 91 (49%) 41 (22%) 13 (7%) 6 (3%)2.13 Respondents were less positive about the coordination of a RIGHT blether intheir local authority area with only half (50%) rating it 4 or 5 out of 5 (Table6) and over a quarter (26%) rating it very poor or poor (1 or 2 out of 5).Table 6: Coordination of a RIGHT bletherBase = 167The coordination of a RIGHT bletherin your local authority areaRating (5=very good and 1=poor)1 2 3 4 513 (8%) 30 (18%) 40 (22%) 46 (28%) 38 (23%)2.14 A number of comments from adult deliverers suggested that greaterplanning was needed at a local level in order to support those delivering itand enable a greater number of children and young people to access theconsultation.“Some LAs need more support than others. Perhaps those withless capacity or resources could have been supported once theinitiative started to ensure more equal representivity acrossScotland. Buy-in from the LA is important if participation in anarea is to be significant. Somebody in the LA needs to beidentified and support provided” (LA rep);“Much more cohesive coordination amongst staff could be inplace. As an outside organisation this is something that we feltwasn’t present” (PR for residential childcare client).13