Our Anti-Racism Action Plan sets out our commitment to become an anti-racist organisation and what steps we plan to take to do this. Our Plan is a living document, which will be adjusted as we continue to reflect and learn. We encourage you to share your feedback with us!
On 20th November 2021, we celebrated World Children’s Day. To mark this special day, Scottish Government published various reports, guidance and a video. Read our roundup here!
After further pressure on Scottish Government to double the Scottish Child Payment to £20 per week, the First Minister has announced that this change will commence in April 2022.
The final set of regulations to increase the age of criminal responsibility to 12 has been commenced as of the 17th of December 2021. These regulations will also switch on powers within the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 to enable the police to investigate incidents. Whilst raising the minimum age to 12 years old is a starting point, it still remains below the internationally acceptable minimum age of criminal responsibility.
A new explainer video and blog have been published, exploring how to use the Human Rights Tracker. The aim of these resources, coupled with the Human Rights Tracker aims to help networks effectively monitor how successful the UK and Welsh Governments are implementing human rights.
This year’s annual lecture was delivered by Lady Hale, The Right Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE.
This two-part events series focussed on the opportunities of national incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
This guide helps to inform young people in conflict with the law of their human rights.
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