Child and working-age poverty from 2010 to 2020

Date: 11th October 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Institute for Fiscal Studies

What levels of poverty might there be for children and working-age adults by 2020?

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Children and Young People's Views of the Hearings System

Date: 10th October 2011
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) has published three reports on children and young people's views and experiences of the Hearings System:

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Enquire interview with young carers about educational issues

Date: 7th October 2011
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Children with disabilities
Author: Enquire

Enquire gives advice and information about children's rights to extra support if they need it to get the most out of school. Their youth officer recently interviewed some young people at the Young Carers Festival to find out their views about the issues young carers may face at school and the support that helps.

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Finding the balance: Children’s right to confidentiality in an age of information sharing

Date: 29th September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Centre for Learning in Child Protection

A report from a Roundtable event organised by ChildLine Scotland and the Centre for Learning in Child Protection at the University of Edinburgh to critically explore children's right to confidentiality and the need to share appropriate information with an explicit aim of safeguarding children.

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Young people and housing

Date: 28th September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Citizens Advice Scotland

Citizens Advice Scotland's latest briefing in on the problems facing young people in Scotland. The briefing details many of the housing issues that young people face in Scotland, including high house prices, expensive private lets, a lack of affordable housing, and subsequent homelessness problems.

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Child sexual exploitation

Date: 28th September 2011
Category: Children in situations of exploitation
Author: Barnardo's

Child sexual exploitation is a major child protection issue for communities across the UK. This is a new guide for parents and guardians on the signs of sexual exploitation and how to keep safe. Learn the tell tale signs, and the steps you can take to protect the children in your life.

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Children and Justice During and in the Aftermath of Armed Conflict

Date: 25th September 2011
Category: General measures of implementation, Children in situations of exploitation
Author: UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict

The purpose of this paper is to bring more conceptual clarity to the issue of children and justice in times of armed conflict by examining relevant legal provisions, academic discussions and a number of case studies.

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Scottish Spending Review 2011 and draft budget 2012 - 13

Date: 21st September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has published its Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13. It sets out Scottish public spending plans for the next three financial years and targets investment to increase sustainable economic growth and transform public services.

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ECRI guidelines for governments to combat anti-Gypsyism and discrimination against Roma

Date: 19th September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: European Commission against Racism and Intolerance

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) issued guidelines - contained in its thirteenth General Policy Recommendation - to the Council of Europe's 47 member States to fight a rising tide of anti-Gypsyism and discrimination against Roma.

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State of Children's Rights in Scotland 2011

Date: 13th September 2011
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review
Author: Together

The report provides a non-government perspective on the extent to which children in Scotland are able to enjoy their rights enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It reflects on the progress made over the past year since the publication of Together's 2010 State of Children's Rights report, discussing what progress has been made and where further efforts are needed.

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