National Good Food Nation Plan

Date: 9th February 2024
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Closing date: 22 nd April 2024

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Education reform: Together’s consultation response

Date: 8th February 2024
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Scottish Government published a consultation for education reform last autumn. The consultation paper specifically focused on the new qualifications body and new approaches to inspection.

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A Human Rights Bill for Scotland - Independent Analysis of Consultation Responses

Date: 8th February 2024
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The Scottish Government ran a written consultation between 15 June 2023 and 5 October 2023, seeking views on a Human Rights Bill for Scotland (referred to as ‘the Bill’). Alma Economics was commissioned by the Scottish Government to analyse the responses to the consultation

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Statement: Ofgem must do more to protect children’s rights from impact of forced pre-payment meters and energy disconnection

Date: 8th February 2024
Category: Child poverty

Energy regulator Ofgem recently granted permission for three energy companies to restart a previously banned activity of force-fitting pre-payment meters in the homes of the most vulnerable. Read on to hear what Scotland’s Children and Young People’s Commissioner has said about the dangers of the practice for children and young people and their families.

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Creating a play friendly community with children

Date: 8th February 2024
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities, Planning and community

This research project by Silvia Veiga Seijo a PhD student at Queen Margaret University was created with children (based on children rights participation) about creating a play friendly community in Whitecraig, (East Lothian). The report was co-created by 17 children as co researchers alongside Silvia, and it is founded on children’s voices and perspectives.

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Media Ambassadors’ films 2023

Date: 8th February 2024
Category: Young carers

The Media Ambassadors are a group of young carers, aged 16-18 who have taken part in film making training over the summer and attended the Scottish young carers festival to create films on issues important to them. This year, the group have created four films around the themes of transitions, mental health support, financial support and greater awareness of who young carers are.

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Now recruiting: help shape our State of Children’s Rights Report 2024!

Date: 19th January 2024
Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Respect for the views of the child

Together is looking to recruit five organisations to join the development phase for our 2024 State of Children’s Rights Report. We’re looking for organisations who can support children and young people to test some draft engagement materials, provide us feedback and support us to create versions in alternative formats.

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Royal assent for UNCRC Bill!

Date: 17th January 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, UNCRC Optional Protocols and General Comments

On the 16 th of January 2024, royal assent was granted for the UNCRC Bill meaning its now officially an Act! Most of its provisions will come into force in six months’ time (16 th July 2024).

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World Children’s Day 2023: what you may have missed

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: General measures of implementation

To mark World Children's Day 2023, Together released new research on the participation of children and young people in processes to monitor UNCRC implementation at local, national and international level. There was also an update from the Minister for Children and Young People as she released a conversation with young people about her next steps for incorporation.

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Breakfast within a rights-based food system

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Nutrition

This UN Human Rights Day, Together is celebrating the right to food and the vital services provided by Magic Breakfast, who delivers free breakfasts to school children facing hunger every day. Read this blogpost by Magic Breakfast’s Finlay Allmond, as he explains the importance of a rights-based approach to Scotland’s food system.

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