Here are a few of the organisations that might be of interest to conference delegates:
Play England – part of the National Children’s Bureau.
Playboard Northern Ireland - the leading agency for the development and promotion of children and young people's play provision in Northern Ireland.
Play Scotland - promoting children and young people's right to play in Scotland.
Children’s Commissioner for England - The Commissioner and her team make sure that adults in charge listen to children and young people.
Children’s Play Information Service – The Children's Play Information Service (CPIS) is a national information service on children’s play, part of the National Children’s Bureau’s Library and Information Service.
Children England - the organisation for the children, young people and families voluntary sector in England.
Children in Northern Ireland – the regional umbrella organisation for the Children's sector in Northern Ireland.
Children in Scotland - the national agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families in Scotland.
Fair Play for Children - a membership campaigning organisation promoting the child's right to play, to government, media and public.
National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries (NATLL) - the national body for toy and leisure libraries in the UK. have used the campaign title Play Matters since 1983.
Northern Ireland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People - NICCY’s job is to promote and safeguard the rights and best interests of children and young people.
Playlink – multi-faceted independent play and informal leisure consultancy working in the areas of design, planning, policy, strategy, local engagement, fundraising and organisational development.
Playwork Partnerships - based at the University of Gloucestershire, is best described as a "networking organisation" and is currently made up of the following components: University of Gloucestershire; Playwork Learning & Skills; Playwork Projects.
Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People - promotes and safeguards the rights of children and young people living in Scotland.
SkillsActive – the sector skills council for playwork in the UK.
