Scottish Government Equality Outcomes: Age Evidence Review

Date: 30th April 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

This paper is part of a series addressing the equality groups of gender, LGBT, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, and pregnancy and maternity.

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How Safe Are Our Children?

Date: 29th April 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: NSPCC

A report has been produced by the NSPCC Strategy Unit, compiling the most up-to-date child protection data that exists for each of the four nations in the UK.

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Children's Hearings Handbook

Date: 26th April 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

In June 2013, the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 will come into force and like its predecessors the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 and the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, there will be significant changes to hearings, however the fundamental role of panel members will remain the same.

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Practical Guide for NGO Participants: United Nations Human Rights Council

Date: 17th April 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Civil Society Section is pleased to share the revised Practical Guide for NGO Participants: United Nations Human Rights Council.

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CRIN launch UNCRC complaints mechanism toolkit

Date: 12th April 2013
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Author: Children's Rights Information Network

CRIN is launching a toolkit designed to give advocates a better sense of the new complaints mechanism in the hope that they will be prepared and inspired to help children bring violations of their rights to international attention.

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Eurochild publishes report "Breaking the cycle of Roma exclusion"

Date: 12th April 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Eurochild

To mark International Roma Day (8th April 2013), Eurochild published the report " Breaking the cycle of Roma exclusion - The situation of Roma children & promising practices that promote children's rights and well-being ".

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Eurochild and EAPN launch Explainer "Towards Children’s Well-Being in the EU"

Date: 10th April 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: Eurochild

EAPN and Eurochild have launched their Explainer " Towards Children's Well-Being in the EU ", which aims to raise public awareness on child poverty in Europe and on the devastating effects it has on lives of children and families as well as on society as a whole.

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Young people’s health and wellbeing: a summary of Scottish Government policy

Date: 10th April 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Government

This document sets out a summary of the key Scottish Government policies that aim to support young people's health and wellbeing.

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Still Caring? Supporting Care Leavers in Scotland

Date: 31st March 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

The Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS) have produced a briefing on supporting care leavers in Scotland, outlining the legal, policy and practice positions for working with care leavers, before going on to situate the importance of lived experiences of leaving care by young people and adult care leavers.

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Report linking GIRFEC to the UNCRC

Date: 26th March 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

A report by Professor Jane Aldgate reviews how embedding the Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) approach supports implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

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