Education and Skills Committee hold final evidence session on Information Sharing Bill

Date: 17th November 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

Scottish Parliament's Education and Skills Committee have held their final evidence session on the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill, with Deputy First Minister John Swinney giving evidence.

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UN High Commissioner writes to UK Government regarding UPR

Date: 17th November 2017
Category: UK 3rd periodic review

The UN High Commissioner has written to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson about the recent Universal Periodic Review of the UK that took place this year.

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A familiar face: Violence in the lives of children and adolescents

Date: 17th November 2017
Category: Equal protection from violence

About three-quarters of the world's children aged two to four years old experience physical or verbal violence, or both, by their caregivers at home, according to a new UNICEF report.

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Empowering Schools: A Consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill

Date: 17th November 2017
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Scottish Government are undertaking a consultation on the Education (Scotland) Bill which aims to create a school and teacher-led education system.

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Consultation on Excellence and Equity for All: Guidance on the Presumption of Mainstreaming

Date: 17th November 2017
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Views are being sought on the presumption of mainstreaming which will ensure that local authorities have the guidance required to help their decision making in this area.

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Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004

Date: 17th November 2017
Category: Non-discrimination, Best interests of the child, Respect for the views of the child

Scottish Government are seeking views on proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act 2004 with regards to transgender people applying for legal recognition of their acquired gender.

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Inquiry concludes on disclosure of youth criminal records

Date: 30th October 2017
Category: Child justice system

The Justice Committee has concluded an inquiry into the system governing the disclosure of criminal records in relation to offences committed by people when under 18 years old finding that the current system falls short of the UK's obligations under the UNCRC.

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Scotland’s rights institutions publish annual reports

Date: 30th October 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

The Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland (CYPCS) and the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) have published its annual reports, highlighting some of the ways they helped to protect and promote human and children's rights in Scotland during 2016-2017.

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Scotland to introduce equal protection for children

Date: 29th October 2017
Category: Equal protection from violence

Scotland is expected to become the first UK nation to introduce equal protection for children after John Finnie MSPs' Bill received the backing of Scottish Government.

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Launch of Right Here, Right Now campaign to incorporate the UNCRC

Date: 29th October 2017
Category: Incorporation, Awareness-raising

The Scottish Youth Parliament's (SYP) campaign on young people's rights, Right Here, Right Now - which launched on Friday 27th October - is calling on the nation's policy makers for full incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law.

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