By working in collaboration with Together, members can contribute their experience and expertise to influence developments in children’s rights at a local, national and international level.

Contribute to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reporting cycle

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child periodically checks up on how well the UK, and Scotland specifically, are implementing children’s rights. This process involves official evidence being submitted by the UK and Scottish Government, as well as ‘shadow’ reports by civil society organisations like Together. Together supports its members to get involved in these reports and other opportunities to contribute evidence.  Find out more about the monitoring process.

We keep our members up-to-date about the latest opportunities and encourage them to get involved.

Inform our State of Children's Rights Report

Every year, Together publishes a State of Children’s Rights in Scotland report (SOCRR) which aims to monitor implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in Scotland. Each report highlights areas of progress, good practice and what more needs to be done to fulfill the human rights of children living in Scotland.

Our SOCRR reports are shared with all levels of government, NGOs and professionals. Read our 2024 report.

Every year we use a survey and interviews to collect evidence drawing on members’ work in policy and practice

Join the Implementation Strategy Group

Member organisations can keep updated on developments related to the UNCRC Scotland bill, contribute their expertise to plans for implementation and network with organisations in Scotland’s children’s sector by joining Together’s working groups.

The Children’s scheme is the Scottish Government’s plan for the implementation of the UNCRC Scotland Bill, setting out how they will comply with children’s rights and report on progress annually. Together members have informed and continue to influence aspects of the Children’s Scheme through our Implementation Strategy Group and ad-hoc Task Groups. 

• Implementation Strategy Group.

Members are encouraged to join any working groups which are relevant to their interests and/or expertise.

Consultation Responses

Together submits responses to consultations by the Scottish and UK Governments. In responding to proposed policies, laws, strategies and regulations, Together inputs a child rights perspective using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), its 24 General Comments and 3 Optional Protocols.

We try to publish consultation responses for key consultations 2 weeks before the deadline for members to support. We would like to hear from member organisations about important upcoming consultations that they think we should a prepare a response on.

Join our #RightsOnTrack campaign

Together’s #RightsOnTrack campaign is all about keeping children’s rights on the right path. It is about making sure that the Scottish Government and other duty bearers follow the latest recommendations from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child – as well as taking action on other priority issues for babies, children and young people.

Find out more about the campaign and how you can get involved.

Participate in or host a webinar with us!

Is there a key children's rights issue that you think Together members should know more about? We can support you to organise an online event and promote it through our networks. To discuss further, please get in touch! 

To find out more about any of the above, please contact info@togetherscotland.org.uk.