I’m away from home

  • If you’re in Wales but you’re away from your home, your rights are there to protect you
  • You have the same rights under the UNCRC as every other child in Wales – it doesn’t matter if you lived here all your life or just arrived
  • You can find help to get home if that’s what you want, or you may be able to stay in Wales if that’s better for you

If you are a child in Wales, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is there to protect you. It doesn’t matter whether you have always lived in Wales or have only recently arrived in Wales. Your rights are even more important if you are away from home and the people who should normally protect and look after you if you are under 18.

You have a right to stay in contact with people from home even if you aren’t living at home. If you’re away from home, and living somewhere that has been organised by social services, your rights are there to make sure where you live is safe and that you’re living in good conditions. If you’re away from home because someone has taken you away and brought you to Wales and you are being hurt or abused, your rights mean that you should be protected from this treatment.

My home isn’t in Wales

My home is in Wales