Article 12

Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child concerns a child's right to express their views on matters affecting them:

"1. States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.

2. For this purpose, the child shall in particular be provided the opportunity to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the child, either directly, or through a representative or an appropriate body, in a manner consistent with the procedural rules of national law."

Children in Wales work relating to this Article

Information about the work carried out by Children in Wales in relation to this Article is available in the following sections of this site:

Other Information about how this Article is implemented in Wales

Policy

The Policy Section of this site contains information about consultations, other documents and legislation relating to Pariticpation. This information can be accessed from the policy page by selecting Pariticpation from the menu on the right hand side and browsing through the different types of policy information.

An introduction to policy relating to Children’s Rights and Participation is also available in the Policy Section.