Date: 1st February 2010
Category: Policies & procedures, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Children's Parliament

The Scottish Government Children's Hearings Reforms Team asked the Children's Parliament to speak with children who had been to a Children's Hearing to find out what that was like and what could be improved.

Date: 4th January 2010
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

This report looks at the extent to which children's issues have been addressed and priortised in Single Outcome Agreements for 2009-10. The review finds that there has been some improvement in relation to the treatment of children's issues since the first round of SOAs.

Date: 2nd December 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

Written for the Children's Hearings Reform Conference in October 2009, a paper that sets out Getting it right for every child in the context of the Highland Pathfinder, and implications for the Children's Hearings System.

Date: 2nd December 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

Analysis of information plays a vital role in the Getting it right for every child practice model of assessment, planning and review of children.

Date: 2nd November 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

An evaluation report of the development and early implementation phases of Getting it right for every child in Highland 2006 - 2009.

Date: 30th September 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

A report on the issues discussed and suggested actions arising from three workshop events on information sharing involving front line practitioners representing all services for children.

Date: 3rd August 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Early Years Strategy Group

This is the first overarching Early Years Strategy for Fife. The strategy has been developed in line with the national Early Years Framework and links with Fife's Community Plan, Children's Services Plan and to Fife's single outcome agreement.

Date: 2nd February 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: House of Commons

Surveys by UNICEF and others of the well-being of children and young people have found that the UK is ranked lower than almost all other industrialised countries. We have previously considered children's rights in the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) - which the UK ratified in 1991 - inquiries into human trafficking, the treatment of asylum seekers and the use of restraint in secure training centres, and our scrutiny of legislation. This Report follows up some of the issues we have raised previously in the light of the latest Concluding Observations of the UN Committee which monitors compliance with the UNCRC.

Date: 1st January 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Fife Children's Services Group

This plan, for 2009/2011, takes account of national and local priorities and consolidates efforts on existing priorities. New priorities include those arising from the national initiative Getting It Right for Every Child and from the inspection of child protection services in Fife in 2009.

Date: 3rd March 2008
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

A joint approach describing how early years and early intervention support the Government's purpose and national performance framework.

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures
Author: Oxfam

Explore the difference between wants, needs, and rights with this series of lessons for ages 8-10. Activities include designing a poster, debating the issues, and writing letters in support of children's rights.

Date: 3rd December 2007
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

National strategy for kinship care, public fostering and private fostering.

Date: 31st March 2007
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

The Draft Children's Services (Scotland) Bill, consulted on before the Election, contained 2 Parts. Part 1 proposed new legal provisions to define at a high level the roles and responsibilities of all agencies (not just social work or local authorities) to identify need and to act to help children. Part 2 proposed changes to the statutory basis for referring children to the Children's Hearings system and various changes to the operation of the Children's Hearings system.

Date: 1st February 2007
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

Document intended to help agencies prepare for implementing the requirements for Getting it Right for Every Child.

Date: 31st January 2007
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

This document supports the implementation of Getting it Right for Every Child providing a framework for planning and action to help improve outcomes for children in Scotland.

Date: 3rd April 2006
Category: Policies & procedures, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scottish Government

This study examines children and young people's experiences of advocacy within the Children's Hearings System and how advocacy support could be improved.

Date: 3rd April 2006
Category: Policies & procedures, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scottish Executive

Research into children and young people's views on advocacy in the children's hearings system.

Date: 1st March 2006
Category: Policies & procedures, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scottish Government

Analysis of the responses of children and young people to the Getting it right for every child proposals.

Date: 19th July 1995
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Office of Public Sector Information

This act reformed the law of Scotland relating to children, the adoption of children and young people who as children have been looked after by a local authority; made new provision as respects the relationship between parent and child and guardian and child in the law of Scotland; made provision as respects residential establishments for children and certain other residential establishments; and other connected purposes.

Date: 2nd September 1990
Category: Policies & procedures, UK 1st periodic review
Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) applies to all children and young people aged 17 and under. The aim of the UNCRC is to recognise children's rights and ensure that children grow up in the spirit of peace, dignity, tolerance, freedom, equality and solidarity.