Children's commissioner in city for a good blether

SCOTLAND'S Commissioner for Children and Young People was due to meet teachers, education directors, youth workers and children's organisations at an event in Edinburgh today.

Tam Baillie was staging the event as part of his plans for A Right Blether, a Scotland-wide consultation with children and young people.

He was due to be joined by skills and lifelong learning minister Keith Brown and Professor Brian Boyd of the faculty of education at Strathclyde University.

The Edinburgh launch is part of a Scotland-wide tour which will see the commissioner meet thousands of children and young people over the course of 2010.

Mr Baillie said: " I want to listen and learn from children and young people so I can fulfil my obligation to make Scotland a country where they can understand, exercise and experience their rights every day."