The gold road

Who you love, and where you live.

• You deserve food, clothes and a decent home
• Your identity and family story matter
• You should not be separated unless it is necessary
• You can ask to be with family across a border
• Safe parents should get help, not only blame
• A home in care must be suitable for you
• Adoption has strict safeguards
• Your care must be checked, not forgotten
• You can ask for social-security support
• Family life is protected
• A mother must not be punished for asking for help
• You must not be jailed just for a private debt
• You can ask about movement and travel
• Expulsion must be lawful and reviewable
• Rural children should not be left out
• Equal rights in family decisions
• Essential services should not be taken away
• You must not be sent somewhere you may be tortured