Speak up and make a complaint: for children and young people
Every day, you go to and talk to organisations like your school, sports club or arts group. Sometimes something might happen at the organisation that makes you feel unhappy, uncomfortable or unsafe. When this happens, you have the right to speak up and tell someone about it.
Having the right to speak up means you are allowed to and must be listened to.
This may feel scary or hard to do. The poster and leaflet on this page explain how you can tell someone about your problem, and what might happen next, in 3 steps:
- Find support – ask someone you trust to help you.
- Tell your support person about the problem.
- Make your complaint – you don't have to do this by yourself. Your support person can be there to help you.
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