‘Girls less confident as they grow older’ – new research

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Right to life, survival and development

New research from Girlguiding UK shows that girls become less confident as they grow older and become more aware of the barriers they could face at work. The research is based on a UK - including Scotland - survey poll of girls and young women.

Read more

New report finds that SRE is inadequate or absent in many UK schools

Date: 26th July 2016
Category:

'SRE: Shh... No Talking' highlights that sex and relationships education (SRE) is inadequate or absent in many schools across the UK (including Scotland). The report was published following a survey of over 900 young people aged 16-24.

Read more

UK Government urged to reconsider its counter extremism strategy

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report that urges the UK Government to reconsider its counter extremism strategy. Echoing recent recommendations from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, the JCHR calls for rigorous and transparent reporting about the operation of the Prevent Duty in schools.

Read more

Young people in post-referendum Britain

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Child Rights International Network - a global research, policy and advocacy organisation - have suggested that young people in the UK might benefit from advice and support when it comes to making sense of a post-referendum Britain.

Read more

Progress on business and human rights Guiding Principles examined

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: General principles, Incorporation

The Joint Committee on Human Rights is considering the progress made by the Government in implementing the United Nations Guiding Principles on business and human rights, by means of the National Action Plan published in 2013 and revised in May 2016.

Read more

Unaccompanied child migrants failed by EU Member States, including the UK

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Unaccompanied migrant children are being systematically let down, says the EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee in a new report. In 2015, 88,245 unaccompanied children applied for asylum in the EU and at least 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children are estimated to be missing.

Read more

Living at the Sharp End – CAB clients in crisis

Date: 13th July 2016
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This report, 'Living at the Sharp End: CAB clients in crisis', looks in detail at the causes of gaps in income, particularly with regards to the benefits system; the impact of gaps in income on CAB clients; and the adequacy of existing crisis assistance provided by statutory agencies.

Read more

Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2014/15

Date: 13th July 2016
Category: Care Experienced children

This publication links school and social work data to present information on the attainment, post-school destinations of looked after young people who leave school, and the school attendance and exclusion rates of all looked after children.

Read more

"Our generation’s epidemic” – research report into mental health services for young people

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Mental health

This report presents research carried out by Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) in early 2016. The aim of the research was to better understand young people's experience and awareness of mental health services and information.

Read more

Children's Hearings Improvement Partnership (CHIP) - statement of vision and values

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Best interests of the child

Newly published vision and values have been adopted by the Children's Hearings Improvement Partnership (CHIP).

Read more