The Conversations Project: A Report to the Steering Group of the National Review of Services for Disabled Children and Young People

Date: 22nd June 2012
Category: Children with disabilities
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has published a report of the Conversations Project with disabled children and young people, asking about their lives, expectations and aspirations.

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Fundamental rights: challenges and achievements in 2011

Date: 20th June 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, Refugee and asylum seeking children
Author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

This year's European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights annual report chronicles the positive developments made in 2011 as well as the challenges facing the EU and its Member States in the field of fundamental rights, drawing on objective, reliable and comparable socio-legal data.

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New Resource on Homophobic Bullying

Date: 15th June 2012
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
Author: LGBT Youth Scotland

This new resource on Homophobic Bullying is targeted at all pupils in Scottish Schools as part of the Challenging Homophobia Together Schools Project.

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Children and Young people’s Mental Health Indicators: final report

Date: 15th June 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: NHS Health Scotland

The Children and Young People's Mental Health Indicators provide a means to assess and monitor the mental health of Scotland's children and young people. They also look at the contextual factors surrounding a child or young person's mental health.

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Getting it Right for Play Toolkit

Date: 15th June 2012
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Play Scotland

The Getting it Right for Play Toolkit, published by Play Scotland, gives local authorities and community groups evaluation tools to assess the extent to which the outdoor play needs of children and young people are being met.

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Legal opinion on incorporation of UNCRC into Scots Law

Date: 15th June 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

UNICEF UK has commissioned a legal opinion from Aidan O'Neill QC at Matrix Chambers to explore in detail the ability of the Scottish Government under current devolved arrangements (the Scotland Act 1998) to incorporate (partially or fully) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law.

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Scotland: the best place to bring up children?

Date: 13th June 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Parenting across Scotland

In this collection entitled 'Scotland: the best place in the world to bring up children?' contributors put forward proposals for what needs to happen to make Scotland the best place in the world to bring up children.

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Universal Periodic Review of the UK

Date: 13th June 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Human Rights Consortium Scotland

A summary report on the UPR Hearing that took place in Geneva on 24th May and subsequent developments including a link to the UN's draft report.

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GUS 6th Annual Conference Report - findings from Year 6

Date: 13th June 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Growing Up in Scotland study

The report from the sixth Annual GUS Conference is available to download along with a copy of the Minister's speech, the presentation slides from the day and an audio recording of the main presentations.

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New guidance to help social workers assess age of young people seeking asylum

Date: 13th June 2012
Category: Refugee and asylum seeking children
Author: Scottish Refugee Council

Age assessment guidance aimed at helping vulnerable young asylum seekers get the right support, has been launched by Scottish Refugee Council.

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