CELCIS launches new five-year strategy to improve support for children and families

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

The Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection (CELCIS) has published a new five-year strategy setting out its vision for improving the lives of children, young people and families in need of care and support. The strategy, Building Brighter Futures Together , was launched on the 9 th of June 2025 and outlines CELCIS priorities up to 2030.

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Get ready to celebrate playday 2025

Date: 25th June 2025
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The theme for Playday 2025 is ‘Spaces for Play’. This exciting UK-wide celebration takes place on Wednesday, 6 th of August 2025, and highlights the important role play has in children’s development, wellbeing, and connection to their communities and culture.

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Scotland bans single-use vapes to protect health and the environment

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

From June 1 st 2025, single-use vapes can no longer be sold or stocked in Scotland. The new law is part of a UK-wide ban aimed at reducing environmental harm and protecting public health.

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Children and young people welcome disposable vape ban – call for further action

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: General measures of implementation

Children in Scotland’s advisory group of young people Changing our World (CoW) has welcomed the ban on disposable vapes and support the move for its environmental and health benefits. However, they continue to urge the Scottish Government to take further action on refillable and rechargeable vapes.

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Children’s rights in practice: taking a children’s rights-based approach in local authorities

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

The Improvement Service is gathering real-life examples from local councils across Scotland to show how children’s rights are being respected and put into practice in everyday work.

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Online safety and digital literacy: experts highlight need for early years focus

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Three leading early years organisations are calling on the UK Government to include young children in future online safety and digital literacy plans. Their warning comes as the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee prepares to publish its final report on media literacy.

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UK ranks 130th in KidsRights Index report 2025

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

The 2025 KidsRights Index has revealed a growing global mental health crisis among children and young people, calling for urgent action to improve support, services, and data collection. Worryingly, the United Kingdom ranks 130th out of 194 countries in this year’s report, with a score of 0.582, highlighting significant room for improvement in how children's rights are upheld.

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Australia urged to raise age of criminal responsibility to protect children’s rights

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: Special protection measures

Australia’s re-elected Labor government is being urged to take national action to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14 years old. The move is seen as essential to protecting children’s rights and preventing long-term harm.

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Open letter to the UN Secretary General ahead of the 2025 annual report on children and armed conflict

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: General measures of implementation

A group of non-governmental organisations, including CRIN, is calling on the United Nations Secretary-General to publish a full and accurate list of parties responsible for serious violations against children in conflict zones.

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Urgent Support Needed to Protect UN Human Rights Treaty System, Say Civil Society Organisations

Date: 25th June 2025
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Civil society organisations, including Child Rights Connect, has issued a joint statement calling for urgent action to support the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies, which are facing a serious financial crisis.

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