Letter to First Minister about human rights

Date: 18th December 2023
Category:

Together, alongside 57 other organisations, signed a letter to the First Minister on progressing human rights in Scotland. The letter talks about the different breaches of fundamental rights experienced by people living in Scotland and it urges the Scottish Government to take progressive measures to make all human rights a reality for everyone in Scotland.

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Attitudes to human rights in Scotland

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: General measures of implementation, Civil Rights and Freedoms

People in Scotland are more likely to support human rights than not and are increasingly worried about having fewer human rights, according to new research published by the Scottish Human Rights Commission. The Commission asked public opinion specialists YouGov to carry out research to investigate public attitudes towards human rights in Scotland and published these results for Human Rights Day.

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Letter to First Minister of Scotland to increase Scottish Child Payment

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation

Members of the End Child Poverty coalition in Scotland, alongside 150 other organisations including Together, are urging the First Minister Humza Yousaf to - as a first step - deliver on his commitment to increase the Scottish Child Payment to £30 per week.

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Christmas card competition Celcis

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Respect for the views of the child

CELCIS has selected a winning image for their annual Christmas card competition for 2023. With an amazing display of designs they had a real challenge to select a winner.

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The views and experiences of the children’s services workforce

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Care Experienced children

In 2022, the Scottish Government asked CELCIS to carry out a research study with the aim of gathering evidence to inform decision-makers about how best to deliver children’s services in Scotland. The purpose of the children’s services reform research is to answer the question: “what is needed to ensure that children, young people and families get the help they need, when they need it?”

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Ruby boots: civvy street buddies for forces children

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Special protection measures

Ruby Boots is a mentorship programme by Forces Children Scotland to provide buddy mentors for young people who have a parent who has left the armed forces. Read on to find out more about the programme!

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Report Card 18: “child poverty in the midst of wealth”

Date: 18th December 2023
Category:

The UK ranks at the bottom of UNICEF Innocenti Report Card 18, a review of 43 countries’ child poverty status and their progress to eliminating child poverty.

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New publication- exploring ecocide and children’s rights

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: General measures of implementation, Civil Rights and Freedoms

This report is a call to recognise ecocide as a children’s rights crisis. By criminalising ecocide, we protect children’s rights, ensure intergenerational equity, and preserve the beauty and vitality of the natural world.

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Your views on Additional Support for Learning (ASL) in Scotland

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

Closing date: 31st December 2023

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Care Leaver Payment: consultation on policy proposals

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Care Experienced children

Closing date: 26 th January 2023

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