Child-friendly survey on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Date: 6th September 2023
Category: Respect for the views of the child

As part of the campaign for the 75 th anniversary of the UDHR, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations and together with the Children’s Advisory Team, have developed a survey for children to inform the vision of High Commissioner on the future of human rights.

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Consultation: Proposed Restraint and Seclusion (Prevention in Schools) (Scotland) Bill

Date: 6th September 2023
Category: Restraint, Harmful practices, Violence against children

Deadline: 29 th September 2023

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Survey - POP: Protection through online Participation

Date: 6th September 2023
Category: Violence against children

The UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence Against Children is conducting a survey and seeking children and young people’s participation on how they use online platforms to be safer.

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Programme for Government 2023-24 launched

Date: 5th September 2023
Category: General measures of implementation, Policy and strategy

The Scottish Government has published its official plans for 2023-24. Key themes include addressing poverty, childcare and education.

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Priorities to tackle child poverty

Date: 5th September 2023
Category: General measures of implementation

CPAG has published a briefing outlining key policies the Scottish Government must prioritise to tackle child poverty. CPAG has called on Scottish Government to reflect these priorities in its Programme for Government 2023-24 and to allocate sufficient resources in the 2024-25 Budget.

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Scotland welcomes new Children’s Commissioner

Date: 5th September 2023
Category: General measures of implementation

Nicola Killean has started her new role as the Children and Young People’s Commissioner for Scotland. Her first message is addressed to children and young people where she introduces herself and asks for their help to develop a new Strategic Plan to guide our work for 2024-2028.

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The importance of stories: reflections from the Children and Family Panel in-person day

Date: 5th September 2023
Category: General measures of implementation

As part of the UNCRC Skills and Knowledge Framework project, the Children and Families Panel had an in-person meet-up in Stirling. Alyssa Faulkner, Project Worker on UNCRC Framework Project at Children’s Parliament , discusses how the children and adults participated in different activities on the day, allowing them to speak openly about their own personal stories and lived experiences to inform the UNCRC implementation project.

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Funded opportunities

Date: 5th September 2023
Category: General measures of implementation

NHS Scotland is funding five places for a Postgraduate Diploma education programme for Infant Mental Health specialists. The course is targeted at practitioners within specialist services which hold the mental health and wellbeing of infants, children and their families at their core.

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Research participation: children and young people’s thoughts and experiences of continuing care

Date: 5th September 2023
Category: Care Experienced children

CELCIS is looking for children and young people with care experience aged 12-26 to share their thoughts, experiences, and views of Continuing Care, so that they can help to influence change and make things better for everyone.

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Register for 'It’s All Rights: The Human Rights Bill Consultation and Children’s Rights'

Date: 23rd August 2023
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Join us online to learn more about why the consultation matters, how it relates to children's rights, and how you might want to respond.

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