Child protection public consultation

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Child Protection Public Consultation

Dhafer [email protected]

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Community Engagement Model


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One-way relationship (Information): The aim of the government should be to keep the public informed by disseminating necessary information about policies.

Two-way relationship (Consultation):Consulting citizens requires informing them then getting feedback; in this form the public can signal their interests and preferences over policy making.

Partnership (Active Participation):This form of engagement suggests active participation and partnership in policy process although the final decision rests with the government.

(OECD, Open Government, 2003)

Public Engagement


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It is all ENGAGEMENT

DSE. (2005). Book 1 an introduction to engagement.

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Public ConsultationPublic Participation Goal: To obtain public feedback on analysis, alternatives and/or decisions. Promise to the Public: We will keep you informed, listen to and acknowledge concerns and provide feedback on how public input influenced the decision.



Consultation cycle:In order to conduct inclusive and effective consultation activities it is very important to develop specific, direct, non-confusing tools and documents; such as:

• Strategy or policy options paper.• Consultation agenda and action plan.• Summaries and briefs. • Online documents. • Drafts of the policy, strategy and legislation.• Child-friendly summaries (for young people).• Surveys.

Those documents and tools serve as informing and consultation documents and tools. It should be adjusted and modified to suit each target group.


Consultation cycle:

Informing the Public

Consultation Activities

Documentation & Analysis

Feedback

Monitoring

Evaluation

Informing the public (stakeholders):Informing stakeholders of the intentions of the government to develop certain governance tool (policy, strategy, law or a plan) is very important to promote the those tools, educate the public, and advocating for the approval of decision-makers and influencing groups.

Consultation Activities:Consultation activities include all the activities that aim to engage stakeholders to express their opinion. It could include one or different tools such as focus groups, meetings and surveys. Government institutions could coordinate and support NGOs and consultation companies in carrying out such activities under the monitoring of the government.


Consultation cycle:

Informing the Public

Consultation Activities

Documentation & Analysis

Feedback

Monitoring

Evaluation

Documentation and Analysis:Documentation of stakeholders’ opinions, interests, suggestions and recommendations is a key activity in conducting consultation processes. It is an ongoing process that should accompany the whole process. By the end of the process those feedbacks should be analyzed and summarized to provide easy understanding of public opinion.

Feedback:Stakeholders must be informed of the results of the consultation process as well as the final decision of the government.


Benefits of consultationSuccessful consultation affects different variables of public policy, strategy and legislation development processes as well as the implementation and the evaluation of those governance tools. It also increases government transparency, reliability and accountability. It has direct influence on the following:

• Ensuring that the policy, strategy and legislation are Evidence Based;

• Strengthen Government/ Citizens relationship;• Participating in Citizens Empowerment;• Ensuring Ownership over the policy and strategy options and

solution; and• Helping the decision makers to Understand Stakeholders.


StakeholdersThe engagement of stakeholders in consultation processes depends on variety of variables; the capacity of the organization, timeframe, the interest of stakeholders, budget, and the subject of consultation.

• Minorities (religious, ethnic, IDPs, refugees …).• Children and youths with disabilities.• Head of Households.• Children and youths from single head of household families.• Orphans / children without adult supervision.• Working children (domestic worker, children working in the streets, children working in

dangerous working places, children victim of sexual exploitation).• NGOs and political parties and entities. • Interest groups and professionals. • Labor Union. • Government institutions. • Local, federal and central government.• Parliament (National and Regional).


Consultation Tools• Public comment.• Focus groups.• Surveys.• Public meetings.• Government and organizations

official websites, social networking websites and mailing lists.

• Special software for consultations.


Content of consultation activities• Goal and objectives of the consultation process and consultation activity.• Stakeholders linkages, influence, affect, benefits…etc of the policy, strategy or law.

(Why are they participating in this activity?)• Government and public relationships and the process of decision making in

democratic systems. • Local legal framework (constitution and local legislation) and international

instruments related to the subject (Brief). • Case studies and local and international experience. • Options of solutions/ draft/ brief of the policy, strategy or law.• Mechanism of providing further comments or suggestions such as email address,

website, phone number or mail address. • Mechanisms of the participation of other stakeholders (if there is an intention to

involve more stakeholders).• Potentials of further consultation activities and follow up.• The mechanisms of providing feedback to stakeholders. • Sources of further information and to follow up with the process for stakeholders.


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