Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Child justice system, Protection of privacy

The Supreme Court has ruled that Scottish law on sexual offences committed against children is not compatible with the right to private life.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Protection of privacy

The Scottish Government has decided against the creation of new stop-and-search powers for police which would allow them to search young people for alcohol.

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Child justice system, Protection of privacy

The UK government's Prevent strategy is targeting broad groups of children who have no links to terrorism, according to a new report by Open Society Justice Initiative.

Date: 23rd August 2016
Category: Protection of privacy

Childline has reported that it receives at least four calls a day from children worried about sexting - a 15% increase on last year.

Date: 28th July 2016
Category: General measures of implementation, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Protection of privacy

The Supreme Court has published its judgment on the Named Persons scheme provisions of the Children & Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Protection of privacy, Access to appropriate information

Scotland's 5Rights Youth Commission have recently launched an online survey to capture the experiences, thoughts and evidence about the digital world from young people in Scotland.

Date: 10th September 2015
Category: Protection of privacy, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Scotland's most senior court has ruled the Named Person service in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 is in the best interests of children and complies with law.

Date: 11th May 2015
Category: Protection of privacy

Clan Childlaw, a charity that gives legal help to children and young people in Scotland has applied to intervene to assist the court in the ongoing judicial review proceedings regarding the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.