Europe for Citizens - New Call Launched

Date: 10th December 2012
Category:

The Europe for Citizens Programme supports a wide range of activities which promote European citizenship, particularly the involvement of citizens and civil society organisations in the process of European integration.

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ChildLine report highlights rise of self-harm in young people

Date: 5th December 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The number of young people seeking help about self-harm has soared by more than two thirds (68%) in the last year, according to the ChildLine annual report, 'Saying the Unsayable.'

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Addressing the impacts of business activities on human rights

Date: 5th December 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

On 3rd December, around one thousand people took part in the largest global discussion to date on how governments and businesses are moving to address the impacts of business activities on human rights.

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Analysis of responses to the Children and Young People Bill Consultation

Date: 4th December 2012
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The analysis of responses to the Children and Young People Bill consultation has now been published on the Scottish Government website.

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Family courts ‘ignoring needs of domestic violence victims’

Date: 4th December 2012
Category: Equal protection from violence

Female victims of domestic violence in the UK are frequently put in unsafe and intimidating positions during family court proceedings, according to a new report by legal rights charity, Rights of Women.

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Consultation to ask UK children and young people, ‘what kind of world do you want to live in?’

Date: 4th December 2012
Category: Respect for the views of the child

With the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals approaching, a 'global conversation' is underway

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Call for written evidence on the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill

Date: 4th December 2012
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Scottish Parliament's Education and Culture Committee has launched a call for written evidence on the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill.

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Plunkett Foundation offers new support to UK’s rural communities

Date: 3rd December 2012
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New funding by the Plunkett Foundation is intended to create a comprehensive support service for rural communities that want to set up or diversify community-owned services, such as shops and pubs, to help reverse the trend of rural decline.

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Sandra Paterson to head up review of foster care

Date: 28th November 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Sandra Paterson, former Head of Children's Services at North Ayrshire Council, is to head up a Scotland-wide review of Foster Care.

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“Children’s Rights in Europe” recommendations delivered to the EU Council

Date: 28th November 2012
Category: UK 1st periodic review

A policy paper on 'Children's Rights in Europe' was issued to the presidency of the European Union Council.

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