Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities: Annual Review 2022-23

Date: 16th June 2023
Category: Disabled children

Keep track of the progress made by SCLD by reading their Annual Review!

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Licketyspit's 2022-23 Annual Report

Date: 16th June 2023
Category:

Licketyspit had a fantastic year working on lots of brilliant projects with wonderful families and partners. Read their annual review here.

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UN adopts new guidance on children’s right to a healthy environment

Date: 16th June 2023
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has adopted a new General Comment 26 on children’s right to a healthy environment. The final text will be shared next month ahead of the General Comment’s official launch in September 2023.

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Glasgow: new Early Years Mental Health Improvement Framework consultation

Date: 16th June 2023
Category: Mental health

The North East Health Improvement Team is running a consultation with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on a new Early Years Mental Health Improvement Framework for anyone who works with children under 5 in the Greater Glasgow NHS area.

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Consultation: A Human Rights Bill for Scotland

Date: 16th June 2023
Category: Incorporation

Closing date: 5 th October 2023

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Scotland must do more to uphold children’s human rights, says UN Committee

Date: 9th June 2023
Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued almost 200 recommendations to the UK and Scottish Government following its review of their children’s rights records last month.

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Together attends child rights review in Geneva!

Date: 9th June 2023
Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

Last month, Together joined #TeamScotlandUN members Children’s Parliament, the Scottish Youth Parliament and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland to influence the UK’s review by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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Coalition launches report advocating for new approaches to address youth violence

Date: 26th April 2023
Category:

A new report by a coalition of campaigners and organisations has called for the powers of the metropolitan police to be rolled back and more funding allocated to youth services as alternative solutions to ending serious youth violence.

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Membership Spotlight: Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance

Date: 25th April 2023
Category:

Membership Spotlight highlights the work of our member organisations and outlines how other individuals and NGOs can support them. In this blogpost we shine the light on Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance (SIAA) this Independent Advocacy Awareness Week. They have programmes available online for people to sign up to! Don’t miss out!

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Launch of the Scottish National Action Plan 2 (SNAP2)

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation

Scotland’s Second National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP 2) was launched last month and Michael, a young person on the Leadership Panel for its development, shares his experiences as the youngest person in the room.

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