Together backs call for incorporation of right to food

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Together joined over 70 charities, academics and UN Special Rapporteur, Hilal Elver, in a joint letter calling for the right to food to be enshrined in Scots law before the end of this parliamentary term.

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Children’s Commissioner publishes response to UNCRC incorporation consultation

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Incorporation, General measures of implementation

The response highlights that incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law is the most important thing that Scotland can do for children and young people’s human rights.

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Young people’s thoughts on UNCRC incorporation

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: General measures of implementation, Incorporation

YouthLink Scotland has published a report following its recent consultation event at Edinburgh Zoo on incorporating the UNCRC into Scots law.

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Scottish Government seeks views on Annual Cabinet Meeting with children and young people

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Respect for the views of the child

Scottish Government has launched a survey looking for feedback around communications, recruitment of participants, format of feedback for children and young people, and how to improve the progress report.

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CYCJ launches Youth Justice Knowledge Hub

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Access to appropriate information

The Hub is intended to be a one stop shop for all youth justice information in Scotland. Members can view and upload resources, promote events, ask questions and share best practice.

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Six things our new Prime Minister should do for children’s rights

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Respect for the views of the child

A recent blog gives the new Prime Minister a few suggestions on how to ensure children and young people’s rights are protected and promoted.

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Equal Protection in Wales: Stage 1 report published

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Equal protection from violence

The Bill, which seeks to end the physical punishment of children in Wales, has attracted the support of police, social workers, teachers and organisations. However, some parents and church groups have opposed it.

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Welsh Assembly launches children’s rights consultation

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: General measures of implementation

The Welsh Assembly’s Young People and Education Committee is consulting on the impact of the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011.

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UK Parliament publishes report on serious youth violence

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Right to life, survival and development

The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has published a report on serious youth violence in England and Wales, examining the extent to which the current UK Government’s response matches the scale of the problem.

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Report on experience of children and young people in care in England

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Social security, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a report measuring the stability of the lives of children and young people in care in England over 2017-18.

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