Conclusion
Community engagement is at the heart of Community Planning and is acknowledged by all to be a complex and challenging process. Children and Young People are an important part of our wider communities, as well as having specialist interests of their own. Many of the same challenges and principles apply in working with them as with other groups, with important additional considerations. It is widely agreed that there are significant benefits in involving children and young people in Community Planning but also that it requires commitment, resources and imagination to do so effectively.