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Children and Society Policy Review—A review of government consultation processes when engaging with children and young people about the statutory guidance for Relationships and Sex Education in schools in England

Setty, Emily; Dobson, Emma

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Emily Setty

Emma Dobson e.s.dobson@durham.ac.uk
PGR Student Doctor of Philosophy



Abstract

This paper examines the participation of children and young people within government consultation pro-cesses. It considers the recent Department for Education consultation on its statutory guidance for schools for Relationships and Sex Education in England. The paper is based on a Freedom of Information request for the consultation responses categorised as from ‘young people’. We identify two issues in our interrogation of the data. First, there is evidence that a substantial proportion of responses were not submitted by young people. Second, the consultation approach did not include all the features necessary for meaningful consultation. We consider the implications for the youth consultation on policy matters that affect them.

Citation

Setty, E., & Dobson, E. (2023). Children and Society Policy Review—A review of government consultation processes when engaging with children and young people about the statutory guidance for Relationships and Sex Education in schools in England. Children & Society, 37(5), 1646-1657. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12603

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 6, 2022
Online Publication Date Jun 24, 2022
Publication Date 2023-09
Deposit Date Jul 26, 2022
Publicly Available Date Jul 26, 2022
Journal Children & Society
Print ISSN 0951-0605
Electronic ISSN 1099-0860
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 37
Issue 5
Pages 1646-1657
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12603
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1199405

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