Principles of the Children’s Advocate Office

The Children’s Advocate Office believes that all people, particularly children, must be treated with respect, recognizing their inherent dignity as human persons.

The Children’s Advocate Office will:

• Give priority to children in all activities undertaken by the Office.
• Ensure that all advocacy services are respectful, appropriate, accessible, accountable, timely, lawful, and consistent, irrespective of the child’s location, circumstance, culture or background.
• Respect the right to privacy of the child as well as all other parties involved in the advocacy process.
• Ensure that services are consistent with principles of administrative fairness.
• Strive to create a safe, healthy, friendly, hospitable, and courteous work environment, which is supportive of the public and staff.
• Use a team approach in the provision of services. All team members are expected to demonstrate high ethical standards and personal integrity.
• Be independent of external associations in order to ensure that services remain child-focused.

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315 25th Street East, Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7K 2H6
Phone: (306) 933 6700 Fax:(306) 933 8406 Email: childadvocate@saskcao.ca