Date: 28th February 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles, Basic Health and Welfare

Closing date: Friday, 29th March 2019. The Scottish Government is asking for views on their Good Food Nation public consultation. In 2014, Becoming a Good Food Nation, set a new vision for Scotland: that by 2025 Scotland will be “a Good Food Nation, where people from every walk of life take pride and pleasure in, and benefit from, the food they produce, buy, cook, serve, and eat each day.” This consultation is all about what laws we should have to achieve this.

Date: 28th February 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Together has responded to a call for evidence on Scotland’s progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs were launched in 2015 and set out 17 Goals with the aim of encouraging all countries to implement the necessary environmental, economic and social change to achieve peace and prosperity for all.

Date: 21st February 2019
Category: Health and health services, Basic Health and Welfare

The Models of Child Health Appraised (MOCHA) project has spent three years identifying and critically assessing the differing models of child primary health care that are used across Europe. 

Date: 21st February 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

CRIN is a creative think tank that produces new and dynamic perspectives on human rights issues, with a focus on children’s rights. CRIN is saying goodbye to business as usual and introducing the CRIN code. The code sets out their values, principles and vision for a rights-respecting world and how they intend to get there.

Date: 12th February 2019
Category: General measures of implementation, Basic Health and Welfare

Last year Getting it Right for Every Child Practice Development Panel was established and tasked by ministers to develop a Code of Practice around information sharing, for children, families and people who support them. Together’s Director Juliet Harris is one of the panel members who will be responsible for producing a draft Code of Practice for information sharing, by consensus.

Date: 12th February 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Access to appropriate information, Family reunification, Looked after children, Protection from abuse or neglect, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Awareness-raising, Best interests of the child, Refugee and asylum seeking children

Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB) have created a factsheet for social workers and any professional protecting children on the impact Brexit may have on children and families who are crossing, or separated by, international boarders living in the UK.

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, has published a policy position statement in which she reflects on the potentials and pitfalls of Adverse Childhood Experiences, commonly referred to as ‘ACES’, being the driver of policy for children, concluding that a human-rights based approach is needed in order to ensure that every child gets an equal chance to fulfil their potential. Holland outlines five principles of a children’s human-rights based approach - embedding children’s rights, non-discrimination and equality, empowerment, participation and accountability – arguing that the positive awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Wales can fit into a wider commitment to ensuring children’s human rights are at the heart of policy and practice:   

Date: 19th October 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Scottish Government is looking to develop a Bill which aims to strengthen the existing legislative framework for protecting women and girls from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The Bill seeks to introduce protection orders for women and girls at risk, and place guidance for professionals on a statutory footing.

Date: 9th October 2018
Category: Child poverty, Basic Health and Welfare

A new report published by Eurostat on poverty reduction targets reveals that more than one in four children in the EU are at risk of poverty or social exclusion.

Date: 9th October 2018
Category: Child poverty, Basic Health and Welfare, Policies & procedures

The Local Government and Communities Committee seeks views on the Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill.  

Date: 25th September 2018
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Closing date: 23rd October 2018

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty

A new inquiry which aims to understand children's experiences of food and how it affects their lives has been launched under the leadership of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger and Food Poverty.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare

A new report which includes research undertaken with children and young people experiencing homelessness highlights the unsafe conditions that many children are living in whilst in temporary accommodation in England.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare

A report examining the impact of the collection of personal data on children's social, mental and physical development calls on the technology industry to ensure services are designed to anticipate the rights and needs of children and young people.

Date: 31st January 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare

The RCPCH has published a 'scorecard' to assess the progress that has been made in policy relating to child health since the College's 2017 State of Child Health report.

Date: 31st January 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare

Following the recommendation from Scottish Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee to develop a national strategy for tackling social isolation and loneliness, Scottish Government have launched a consultation on the issue as part of the strategy-development process.

Date: 12th December 2017
Category: Basic Health and Welfare

A new study, 'A Watershed Moment: Why it's Prime Time to Protect Children from Junk Food Adverts', finds that children in the UK are being "bombarded" by up to 12 adverts an hour for foods high in fat, sugar and salt during peak viewing times for family TV programmes.

Date: 27th November 2017
Category: General principles, Basic Health and Welfare, Social security and childcare

Scottish Government has launched a public consultation on its new draft Fuel Poverty Strategy. The consultation seeks views on proposals to tackle and diminish fuel poverty in Scotland.

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Health and health services, Basic Health and Welfare

A new campaign run by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will warn pregnant mothers of the risk of drinking during pregnancy and urge them to avoid drinking any alcohol at all while they are pregnant.

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Basic Health and Welfare

The UN's Special Rapporteur on human rights related to toxic waste has criticised the UK for neglecting to protect vulnerable groups, such as children, from the harmful impact of air pollution.