The United Kingdom juvenile justice system should focus more on rehabilitation

Date: 23rd March 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Equal protection from violence

In a letter to the UK, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, urges more of a focus on rehabilitation of youth offenders.

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Your priorities for a Carers Parliament

Date: 19th March 2012
Category: Disabled children, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Scotland's first Carers Parliament will be held on Monday 1 October 2012 in the Scottish Parliament.

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Baily Thomas Charitable Fund (1)

Date: 19th March 2012
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The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which was established to support projects in the area of learning disability and to aid the care and relief of those affected by learning disability by making grants to voluntary organisations within the UK and the Republic of Ireland working in this field.

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Young Start Fund 2012

Date: 16th March 2012
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A new fund aimed at unlocking the potential of Scotland's children and young people has been launched by the Big Lottery Fund.

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Inquiry into the role and independence of the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England

Date: 13th March 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

The Joint Committee on Human Rights today announces a short inquiry into the role and independence of the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England.

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Child mental health should be priority

Date: 12th March 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Young children taken into care in Scotland can suffer from long-term mental health problems which desperately need to be tackled according to a major charity.

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Terrence Higgins Trust - Hardship Fund re-launched

Date: 9th March 2012
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The Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is the leading HIV and sexual health charity in the UK. The Trust has re-launched its national Hardship Fund which provides financial assistance for people living with HIV who are in severe financial need.

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Volant Charitable Trust

Date: 5th March 2012
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The Trust which was set up by the author J K Rowling has two broad areas of funding: Research into the causes, treatment and possible cures of Multiple Sclerosis; and charities and projects that alleviate social deprivation, with a particular emphasis on women's and children's issues.

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Charities call for more child care across Scotland

Date: 2nd March 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Parents in Scotland face some of the highest childcare costs in the UK with only one in five local authorities reporting they can afford to subsidise early years care.

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Twenty States sign new Optional Protocol

Date: 2nd March 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review

Twenty States signed the new Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a complaints mechanism

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