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Overview

Overview 

Richmond Council are reviewing and updating the current Children and Young People’s Plan to ensure that the voice of the children and young people within the borough are the central focus of the Children and Young People’s Plan 2023 – 2028. We have listened to a range of children and young people within the area through a series of surveys and focus groups, and we discovered the pressing issues in the borough.

The main themes identified include: 

• Health and Wellbeing including mental health, substance misuse and alcohol
• Poverty/Cost of living and housing
• Safety including sexual harassment
• Climate/Environment, 

Special educational needs and disabilities

• Education and employment
• Leisure and Social life 
• Early years and family life
• Transport 
• Engagement and inclusion
• Being accountable

We have summarised and narrowed down these issues into the main priorities. Now it is your time to have your say!  Let us know which of the draft priorities truly reflect what is needed within this borough for children and young people. Which of these priorities are the most important to you? Have we missed anything and how would you like the plan to be presented? 

We want to hear from all children and young people who live, study and work in the borough as well as parents, carers, guardians and those that work with children and young people. What we discover with your help can ensure the improvement of the quality of life for those within Richmond. 

How to have your say

We would appreciate you taking the time to answer the online questionnaire. 

For further information or to request a questionnaire in an alternative format, please email: consultation@richmond.gov.uk or call 020 8891 7777.  Our Community Engagement Team are also happy to assist those who may need further support to complete the consultation - please get in touch with communityconversations@richmond.gov.uk  

What happens after the consultation closes? 

We will use the consultation findings to inform the priorities for the new Children and Young People’s Plan 2023-2028. We intend to launch the updated CYPP at the end of summer 2023, where we will then set up annual challenge sessions led by children and young people to ensure that they can hold partner agencies accountable based on the actions and priorities outlined in the Plan.