Updated Nov. 08
Fair Play for Children exists to promote the Child's Right to Play as contained in Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child:
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 ... 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.
Nov. 08:
The Fair Play for Children OnLine Poll: Should the Mosquito Anti-Teen Electronic Device Be Banned? This is being marketed legally - we think it's a scandal. Do you support the call for a Ban? Read our views - and the manufacturer's - and DECIDE! It's on our Home Page. (This is being marketed abroad, so views from out-of-UK welcome!)
OnLine Survey on Child Protection and CRB Checks. Are you a UK Employer who uses CRB checks for employees, trustees, volunteers etc where work with children and young people is involved? Please take part in our important Survey on good practice.
Items on Fair Play call for 10 mph speed limit for residential areas, new ISA Board, Obesity may be on decline in US, First "Cluster Bomb Olympics" etc. - all part of PlayAction OnLine from the 30th of May
September 08: e-petition to make the provision of play services a statutory obligation for local authorities in the UK. Fair Play supports this Petition, it is vital that a proper, funded infrastructure, financed from tax revenue, is created for Children's Play to replace the ad-hoc and sporadic, post-code lottery systems now in place.
September 08: Latest PlayAction Online - an issue in 2 parts Page 1- 84 and Page 85 - 154
August 08: Launch of online PDF library