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Fair Play exists to campaign for the Child's Right to Play, part of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of The Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is the World's most adopted Treaty, the UK has signed it. Article 31 of the Convention states:
1. States Parties recognize the right
of the child to rest and leisure, to engage in play and
recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child
and to participate freely in cultural life and the
arts.
2. States Parties shall respect and promote the right of the child to participate fully in cultural and artistic life and shall encourage the provision of appropriate and equal opportunities for cultural, artistic, recreational and leisure activity.
2. States Parties shall respect and promote the right of the child to participate fully in cultural and artistic life and shall encourage the provision of appropriate and equal opportunities for cultural, artistic, recreational and leisure activity.
Fair
Play for Children says Britain
should incorporate the UN
Convention on the Rights of The Child into
our national law
The Convention in
full: Read it HEREFair Play for Children WAYBACK
These links are samples from our websites over the years, as captured by The Wayback Machine
www.fairplay31.online (current site)
www.fairplayforchildren.org (from 2008)
www.fairplayforchildren.net
www,arunet.co.uk/fairplay from 1998
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comprehensive and up to date website I have ever
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empoweredbyplay.org
" Fair Play gives excellent support around Play-work issues offering leaflets and policy documents as well as up to date news and information. Ideal for any organisation offering play activities with children. " cffc.co.uk
" A lively site with lots of information, including
downloadable guidelines such as Organising a
Playscheme and Child Protection in Playwork. This site
also includes excellent information on adventure
playgrounds. An excellent directory of play
organisations. "
playireland.ie
