Policy

What Does The Children's Policy Mean?

That the Christchurch City Council is committed to:

• promoting the healthy, happy development of children to their full potential, both as children now and for the future well being of our community.
• ensuring that policies, planning and programmes impact positively upon the welfare and well being of children/tamariki and their families/whanau.
• involving children and their perspectives, in planning and decision-making processes.
• Implementing and integrating the Children's Policy into Council programmes, policies and projects.

In July 1998 the Council adopted a Youth Policy which sets out the Council's commitment to young people, their families and communities. The development of the youth policy involved widespread consultation with young people, community groups and government organisations.

The Youth Strategy document signals the beginning of another phase in terms of the Council's commitment to young people and was produced as an attempt to carve out some strategic direction for the implementation of the Youth Policy. See Youth Strategy

Find out more about our policy implementation and our partnerships.