Resource - Shaping urbanization for children: A handbook on child-responsive urban planning

Date: 4th December 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: UNICEF

UNICEF has published a free handbook which aims to demonstrate what can be achieved through “child-responsive, area-based and community-led planning” and includes a ‘Children’s Rights and Urban Planning Principles’ checklist.

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New child-friendly resources about the Universal Declaration for Human Rights (UDHR) available

Date: 21st November 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Child-friendly, illustrated versions of thirty articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have been published in the latest research guide for children and young people created by the OHCHR Library. The guide is available in plain English as well as the illustrated version and includes a child-friendly glossary of complex legal terms.

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Minimum age and social rights: Balancing child protection and participation

Date: 21st November 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author:

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published a new set of findings on the differences in legal minimum ages across Europe covering social rights, education, employment and finance, alternative care and mobility.

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Curriculum Inclusion: LGBT Mapping Across Curriculum for Excellence

Date: 21st November 2018
Category: Education, including vocational education
Author: LGBT Youth Scotland

LGBT Youth Scotland has launched a guide which provides including LGBT voices and identities across all areas of the curriculum.

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Police Scotland launch new online webpages for young people to promote safe communication with the Police

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: Policies & procedures, Access to appropriate information
Author: Police Scotland

Police Scotland has launched a new Facebook channel designed for young people in Scotland which aims to promote children’s rights by providing young people with access to educational resources and a space to communicate with the Police.

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Families Outside Impact Report 2017/18

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Families Outside

Families Outside has published their Impact Report which gives an overview of their activities across Scotland from 2017 – 2018. Families Outside is a national organisation that works exclusively on behalf of children and families affected by imprisonment in Scotland. Their aim is “to improve outcomes for children and families affected by imprisonment so they can live healthy, active lives free from stigma and disadvantage”.

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Report - Inspection of custody centres across Scotland

Date: 7th November 2018
Category: Policies & procedures, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Age of criminal responsibility, Children in conflict with the law
Author:

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland has published a report on police custody that includes recommendations on safeguarding measure related to children and young people. The report outlines the assessments made during inspections of 17 custody centres about the treatment of and conditions for those detained in police custody centres across Scotland.

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Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland’s Annual Report 2017/18

Date: 7th November 2018
Category: Awareness-raising, Incorporation
Author: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland has published its Annual Report for 2017-18 covering Bruce Adamson’s first year as Commissioner.

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Scottish Sentencing Council Business Plan 2018-21 & Sentencing Guideline

Date: 7th November 2018
Category: Children in conflict with the law
Author:

The Scottish Sentencing Council has published its Business Plan 2018-21 which outlines the Council’s aims for the next three years. These include aiming to complete sentencing guidelines relating to the sentencing process, the sentencing of young people, causing death by driving, and environmental and wildlife crime.

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Scottish Human Rights Commission’s Annual Report 2017/18

Date: 7th November 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Author: Scottish Human Rights Commission

Scottish Human Rights Commission has launched their annual report which gives an overview of their activities from the year 2017/18.

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