People with Experience of Care
Your Rights
Understand Your Entitlements
The point of advocacy is to make sure YOU are heard and that YOUR RIGHTS are understood by you, by professionals around you and are upheld.
You have rights! Some of these are in law. That means the Government has to do those things and if they do not they can be challenged by lawyers. Some are in policy. That means people who work in Government have to do them. If they do not happen, these can be challenged with a complaint. Others are in guidance. That means professionals should do these things. There are different ways to challenge this.
Click on the icons below to learn about your rights living in Jersey. If you would like to know more about these rights or any other rights please contact us.
UNCRC
International children’s rights the Government has a ‘duty’
to do
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Support Entitlement for Children in Care
What support you can expect while in care
Guide for Young People Leaving Care
What support you can expect aged 18 – 25
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Accessing Case Files
Your rights when you ask for what is written about you
Education
Education is a human right! Learn about yours
Financial Support
What the Government promises to pay for
Foster Care
Explaining foster care
and your rights
Health
Your rights to good
health care
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Home
Your rights to a safe,
loving home
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I just wanted to say thank you so much to you both for meeting me today. I feel so much less stressed about everything and thank you for not judging me and really listening to me and my experiences.
