I want to ensure that children and young people have access to advice and advocacy

Informed

1) Advocacy and Children’s Rights

Barnardo’s

A Barnardo's website detailing how advocacy can support children and young people, and their rights, and links to find advocacy support for children and young people. Useful for individuals working directly with children and young people who might need advocacy.

2) Children's Advocacy Guidance

Scottish Government

Scottish Government guidance on advocacy, supporting a child to express their own needs and views and to make informed decisions on matters which influence their lives. Useful for individuals working directly with children and young people.

Skilled

1) Alright? – An Animation

Clan Childlaw

An animated video which explores an individual’s struggle to find their place within a complex web of rights, laws and support systems. It outlines small yet impactful details that could improve the process of navigating the legal system, focussing on the individuals working within the support network and how their approach could be refined to better serve the needs of individuals like himself. Useful for individuals working in the criminal justice system.

2) Just The Right Space - Understanding and Support in the Justice System

Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice

A website with information and advice for children, young people and adults involved in the justice system, including the rights people are entitled to, people's experiences, and places that can offer support. Useful for individuals working in the justice system, or with children, young people and families involved in the justice system.

Enhanced

Independent Advocacy and Human Rights

Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance

A Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance website which details how advocacy supports human rights. It also provides links to Principles, Standards and Code of Best Practice for independent advocacy, and an Advocating for Human Rights guide. Useful for individuals looking for a more detailed understanding of how advocacy can support human rights.

This is a Scottish Government-funded project. This webpage, and the linked resources within it have not been produced by the Scottish Government and so the Scottish Government cannot guarantee their quality or accuracy. Nothing on this webpage and in its linked resources is intended to constitute legal advice. Readers should seek their own independent legal advice with respect to any legal matter.