Quality Protects Research Briefing No 3 Young People ' s Participation by Dr

Children have a right to participate. Professionals have a responsibility to facilitate this. However, especially if it is to involve all children, participation can be challenging, in both principle and in practice (1). Children can participate in many ways in matters that affect them personally or those that relate to children in need or to all young citizens. This briefing refers to research on all these aspects, drawing particularly on the views of children themselves.