Know your rights
No matter who you are or what crime you’ve been accused of, all children have special rights.
The Youth Justice Charter explains what your rights are.
It sets them out as ‘standards’. This is so you know what to expect from all the different people and organisations you might meet in the youth justice system.
At all stages you have the right to:
be treated with dignity and respect
be treated fairly, no matter your race, language, sex, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability
have legal help from someone who’ll put your best interests first
get information to help and support you
be listened to and have your views taken seriously
be healthy and kept safe from harm
have opportunities to learn, develop and make positive choices for the future, no matter what’s happened in the past
complain if you do not think these standards have been met
