State of Child Health Report 2017

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

New 'State of Child Health' report, published on 26 January by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health shows huge gap between rich and poor.

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Understanding Forced Marriage in Scotland

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Children in situations of exploitation

A report on forced marriage published 30 January 2017 shows 1 in 10 of those known to the authorities in Scotland as being at risk of forced marriage are under 16.

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Independent Review of Scottish Hate Crime Laws

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

Scottish Government has announced an independent review of Scotland's hate crime laws.

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UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Toxics visits UK including Scotland

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

UN expert Baskut Tuncak visited the UK, including Scotland, from the 17th - 31st January to assess the human rights record in relation to the life cycle of hazardous substances and waste. Mr Tuncak's Scotland visit focused on air pollution and its impact on children.

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Council admits racially discriminating against two boys over Prevent toy gun referral

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

A local education authority in England has admitted to racially discriminating against two brothers, aged seven and five, after one of them told their teacher that he had been given a toy gun as a present. Prevent is a UK-wide strategy including Scotland.

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The Internet On Our Own Terms: Children and young people on their digital rights

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Right to life, survival and development

This report, launched at the House of Lords on 31st January, provides insight into the attitudes of a group of young people under 18, invited to interrogate their relationship with the internet and digital technologies.

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When You Believe in Me – new survey on parental relationships

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Parental guidance

The poll of over 1,000 British children aged eight to fifteen reveals that nearly 80% said having a parent or guardian that encourages or believes in them is important for a positive future when they are adults.

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Violence and bullying at school worldwide

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Bullying

A new UNESCO report found that an estimated 246 million children and adolescents experience school violence and bullying in some form every year.

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Survey on effectiveness of communication with providers and users of NHS services

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Health and health services

The Partnership is examining the effectiveness of its communications with providers and users of the services provided by City of Glasgow Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and seeks responses through a public survey.

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New Scottish Social Security Assessment Process - Online Survey

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Social security

The Alliance are carrying out a consultation throughout February and March on the assessment process for social security and would like to hear from children and young people who live in families that receive social security payments.

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