Investing in Children Alliance calls for implementation of Commission’s Recommendation

Date: 7th July 2015
Category: General principles, General measures of implementation

The UK Alliance asks UK governments to give a voice to disadvantaged children and families and to hold the UK Government to account on the objectives of the 2013 European Commission recommendation 'Investing in Children - Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage'.

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Children’s Parliament: Annual Sitting 2015

Date: 7th July 2015
Category: Respect for the views of the child

In 2015, Children's Parliament held its first annual National Sitting, bringing together 75 Members of Children's Parliament (MCPs), 12 Youth Ambassadors and 75 professionals from Scottish Government, local authorities, NHS, Police Scotland and other public bodies, schools and universities and third sector organisations.

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New legal rights resources for children, young people and young mothers

Date: 7th July 2015
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Parental guidance

The Scottish Law Centre has recently published 'Helping Hands', a resource for children and young people to express their views with regards to contact, and 'Pre to 3', a guide for young mothers on their legal rights.

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Blog: Addressing the problem of human rights for children

Date: 7th July 2015
Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

Professor Alan Miller, Chair of SHRC, has written a blog about Scottish Government UNCRC obligations, in the context of recent children's rights reporting to the UN.

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NGO report to UN on UNCRC implementation in Scotland

Date: 1st July 2015
Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

This report examines implementation of the UNCRC since the last UN review in 2008 and includes recommendations for further action to promote child rights.

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Activity Agreements - National Delivery Model

Date: 23rd June 2015
Category:

A national delivery model has been developed to capture the key principles underpinning the Activity Agreement approach to engaging with young people furthest from the labour market.

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UK Impact Report - Supporting families reduces children's offending and anti-social behaviour

Date: 23rd June 2015
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Mental health, Child justice system

According to Action for Children's new research, providing intensive family support has greatly reduced cases of children offending or displaying anti-social behaviour.

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Together we can fix it: A consultation with children about their right to complain

Date: 23rd June 2015
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Civil Rights and Freedoms

In the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People has been given new powers to investigate complaints from individual children and young people. These new powers are likely to come into force in April 2016.

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Life in Scotland for LGBT Young People: Safety Report 2015

Date: 22nd June 2015
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Non-discrimination, Awareness-raising

LGBT Youth Scotland has recently launched a new report on Life in Scotland for LGBT Young People: Safety. The report is based on a survey with LGBT young people, ages 13-25 across Scotland and focuses on their awareness of rights under hate crime legislation, confidence in the police and criminal justice system, and their feelings of safety in the community.

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Equally Safe - addressing domestic abuse & sexual offences

Date: 19th June 2015
Category: Children in situations of exploitation, Right to life, survival and development, Protection from abuse or neglect, Domestic abuse

A consultation on proposals including to create specific offences concerning domestic abuse & introduce statutory jury directions in sexual offence cases.

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