EU Child Guarantee and Children's Rights Strategy launched

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

These two EU instruments set a clear framework for action by EU countries and institutions, to respect, protect and fulfil children’s rights, across all levels of government.

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Learning and lesson plans for Care Experienced History Month

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Introduce children and young people to different types of care today and explore the history of Care Experienced people using these lesson plans. These plans are accompanied by teacher support packs to help facilitate conversations and to provide details of support available to children with Care Experience.

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Parties commit to Barnahus model ahead of Scottish Parliament election

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Both Scottish Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party have shared commitments in campaign speeches to adopt a form of the ‘Barnahus’ model to Scotland’s own justice system.

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Scotland’s #PassTheParty celebrations

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Incorporation

Across Scotland and beyond, children, young people and their supporters have been joining to #PassTheParty and celebrate the Bill. Together hosted an online party and created a mural to showcase how people have been marking the occasion

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Together responds to Armed Forces Bill consultation

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Armed conflict, UNCRC Optional Protocols and General Comments

Our response highlights key children’s rights concerns arising from armed forces recruitment and calls for the minimum age of recruitment to be increased to 18.

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Together responds to Independent Human Rights Act Review

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Our response highlights that the Human Rights Act is a powerful and essential mechanism in upholding children’s human rights, and must be protected from any amendments which could diminish its effectiveness.

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Strong support for raising age of referral to Children's Reporter

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Responses to a recent consultation show overwhelming support to raise the maximum age of referral to 18 for care, protection and offence cases, allowing equal opportunities for young people to get the right support at the right time.

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Call for children and young people to get involved in the next United Nations Day of General Discussion

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Care experience d children and/or tho se with experience of the child protection system are encouraged to feed into the next Day of General Discussion 2021 which is on the theme of Children’s Rights and Alternative Care.

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Call for input by the Special Rapporteur on sale and sexual exploitation of children

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Children in situations of exploitation, Child trafficking

Closing date: 10 th May 2021

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Regulation of child contact centre services

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Closing date: 12 th July 2021

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