New General Comment on children’s rights in the digital environment

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: General Comments

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has adopted General Comment 25. The new document considers the risks and opportunities of the digital environment and how to ensure children’s rights are protected, respected and fulfilled.

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Together supports joint statement calling for incorporation of disabled people’s rights

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Disabled children

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland and Inclusion Scotland are coordinating this joint statement to Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government. Individuals and organisations working for equality and human rights for disabled people across all communities are encouraged to sign up to the joint statement and promote it to wider networks.

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Children’s Health Scotland launches its manifesto

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Health and health services, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Manifesto sets out six key priority calls for change, i nformed by the views of children, young people, families and professionals. The main focus is on improvements to facilities and services to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families.

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Calls for clarity on Erasmus+ replacement

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Education, including vocational education

T he Erasmus+ programme was not included in the recent Brexit trade deal . YouthLink Scotland CEO Tim Frew has written to the UK Government to express his concerns and raise queries about the proposed Turing programme.

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Equality and Human Rights Commission launches manifesto and annual report

Date: 12th February 2021
Category:

T he annual report for 2019-20 sets out the Commission’s key achievements while the manifesto sets out calls to tackle inequalities across Scotland.

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Get involved in ‘Your Mind Matters’ – a new initiative for armed forces children and young people

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Armed conflict, Mental health

Your Mind Matters aims to better understand the unique mental health and wellbeing challenges experienced by children and young people in Armed Forces families.

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Scottish Government responds to food insecurity concerns

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Following a call for urgent action from the United Nations, the Scottish Government has set out what it is doing to ensure people on low incomes can access food.

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Calls to keep children safe online

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Protection from abuse or neglect

O rganisations have called on the European Parliament to adopt a temporary derogation to the ePrivacy Directive . This would allow service providers to resume using certain tools to detect and address child sexual abuse material and instances of grooming.

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Changes to Children's Hearings rules approved by the Scottish Parliament

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Scottish Parliament has approved changes to the Children’s Hearings rules to make sure brothers and sisters can take part in hearings that may affect their contact.

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Share your experience of social security in Scotland to inform a Child Disability Payment training programme

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Disabled children and young people or those living with long-term conditions, their parents and unpaid carers are encouraged to share their experience interacting with social security agencies with Social Security Scotland.

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