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Date: 3rd June 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has published 12 recommendations aimed at improving the targeting, effectiveness and transparency of the use of stop and search tactics by Police Scotland.
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Date: 1st June 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
A special global progress report has been published on universal prohibition of corporal punishment, including examples of how States can work collaboratively and highlighting research carried out.
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Date: 19th May 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
The National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland has been refreshed to ensure that it is relevant and up to date for local agencies and practitioners.
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Date: 12th May 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Contact a Family is calling on all family members who care for children and young people with additional needs or disabilities to take part in some important research about family finances and the impact of welfare reforms.
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Date: 26th April 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
The Scottish Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee is holding an inquiry into young people's experiences of homelessness, and how this can be prevented.
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Date: 25th April 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
All non-confidential responses to the consultation on the draft Mental Health (Scotland) Bill are now published on the Scottish Government website.
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Date: 14th April 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
The Scottish Government's 'Proposal for the development of guidance to support the GIRFEC provisions in the Children and Young People Act 2014' has been published.
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Date: 8th April 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
This consultation seeks views on proposals to update existing arrangements ensuring the wellbeing of children under school leaving age who are involved in performances.
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Date: 7th April 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
This report outlines research findings from an investigation into the relationship between professional practice, child protection and disability in Scotland.
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Date: 26th March 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
This annual review by Action for Children in partnership with the University of Stirling considers barriers to seeking services in cases where there is concern about neglect and sets out practice recommendations.
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Date: 21st March 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
In March 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service in the United Kingdom launched its first prosecution in relation to female genital mutilation (FGM).
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Date: 14th March 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
A call for views on the legalisation of assisted suicide has been published by the Scottish Parliament's Health and Sport Committee.
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Date: 10th March 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
The Scottish Government released a revised Child Poverty Strategy 2014-2017 for Scotland on 10th March 2014, which continues to focus on the same key areas as the Child Poverty Strategy 2011.
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Date: 10th March 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
The EU Alliance for Investing in Children has published a press release emphasising that tackling and preventing child poverty and social exclusion are key to achieving the Europe 2020 headline targets.
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Date: 10th March 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People (SCCYP) is running a survey for parents and carers of disabled children, with a view to obtain information on the specific needs and concerns that disabled children may have regarding the standard of their school toilets.
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Date: 24th February 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
Mentor and SCPHRP have launched the 2nd year of The Young STAND (Scots Tackling Alcohol N Drugs) Awards 2014 and ask you to share this with others and to nominate.
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Date: 24th February 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
As Belgium amended its euthanasia law in February 2014 by lifting all age restrictions on the right to die, the debate on the legitimacy of imposing age limits for euthanasia is also taking place in Japan and Canada.
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Date: 20th February 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
A report has been published based on analysis of Growing Up in Scotland data on the circumstances of first-time mothers in Scotland who were aged under 20 at the time of the child's birth.
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Date: 19th February 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Respect for the views of the child, UK 1st periodic review
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill has been passed by MSPs following its final parliamentary scrutiny.
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Date: 15th February 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
A paper has been published in The Lancet which shares the charter on the prevention of fetal alcohol harm, which was agreed by 700 delegates from 35 nations at the first international conference on the prevention side of this life-altering condition.
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