Your Voice, Your Rights: The Commissioner’s Annual Report 2012-13

Date: 12th July 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The Commissioner's Annual Report 2012-13 has been published and aims to give readers an insight into the Commissioner's activities over the past year, a flavour of the varied work undertaken by his staff on behalf of Scotland's children and young people - and a sense of the agenda for the coming year.

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New research on children and young people’s experiences of the UNCRC

Date: 8th July 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

This report is a Government commissioned project to collect, collate, analyse, review, summarise and present evidence on the views and experiences of children and young people in Scotland on matters linked to the UNCRC.

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Review of children and young people’s experiences of child protection systems

Date: 8th July 2013
Category: Respect for the views of the child

This report was commissioned by the Scottish Government and considers the views and experiences of children and young people on child protection systems in Scotland.

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Scottish Government’s contribution to the next UNCRC report published

Date: 1st July 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

The Scottish Government has published its submission to the next UK periodic report on the UNCRC. In line with their agreement with UK Government Ministers, their contribution was submitted on Friday of last week.

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SHRC publish results of the SNAP participation phase

Date: 1st July 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has published the findings of the participation phase for Scotland's National Action Plan (SNAP) for human rights.

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Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill

Date: 1st July 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Scottish Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee is seeking views on the provisions set out in the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, such as allowing the religious and belief registration of civil partnerships and enabling civil partnerships to change to marriage.

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12 year-olds ‘kept in police cells overnight’

Date: 30th June 2013
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Children as young as 12 are among hundreds who have been held overnight in police cells in Scotland over the past two years, reported the Scotsman on Sunday 30th June.

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Human Rights Committee publishes report on UK Children and Families Bill

Date: 27th June 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The UK Joint Committee on Human Rights published its third Report of the 2013-14 Session, 'Legislative Scrutiny: Children and Families Bill and Energy Bill' on Thursday 27th June 2013.

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Scottish Government publishes first National Play Strategy

Date: 21st June 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Scottish Government published its first National Play Strategy on 21st June 2013, setting out a vision for the implementation of Article 31 of the UNCRC in Scotland.

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Trafficking victims win appeal against convictions

Date: 21st June 2013
Category: Access to appropriate information

Three Vietnamese children who were trafficked to the United Kingdom by criminal gangs and forced to commit drug offences have had their criminal convictions quashed.

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