Date: 29th October 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

UNICEF's report Children, food and nutrition: Growing well in a changing world examines the issue of children, food and nutrition and provides a fresh perspective on this rapidly evolving challenge.

Date: 8th October 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Social security

Closing date: 21st October 2019

Date: 8th October 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Equal protection from violence

Together is pleased to see the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill pass at Stage 3 in the Scottish Parliament on 3th October 2019.

Date: 8th October 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Scottish Government has published a response to the consultation analysis report on the current statutory guidance for children's services planning under Part 3 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

Date: 7th October 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Respect for the views of the child, Right to life, survival and development

The video and the report capture children’s views on the impact of alcohol on their lives and the vision of an alcohol-free childhood. 

Date: 7th October 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Equal protection from violence, Protection of privacy, Children in situations of exploitation, Non-discrimination

The paper, drawing from desk research and stakeholder consultations, is a first attempt to apply a child rights framework to improve the online gaming environment for children.

Date: 18th September 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Right to life, survival and development

Closing date: 17th November 2019

Date: 18th September 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) calls for submissions that would help prepare the report on “Realizing the rights of the child through a healthy environment”.

Date: 26th August 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty

The report shines a light on the homelessness crisis in England, shares the experiences of children and their parents experiencing homelessness, frontline professionals and calls for immediate action.

Date: 26th August 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Closing date: 25th October 2019

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Together joined over 70 charities, academics and UN Special Rapporteur, Hilal Elver, in a joint letter calling for the right to food to be enshrined in Scots law before the end of this parliamentary term.

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Equal protection from violence

The Bill, which seeks to end the physical punishment of children in Wales, has attracted the support of police, social workers, teachers and organisations. However, some parents and church groups have opposed it.

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Right to life, survival and development

The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has published a report on serious youth violence in England and Wales, examining the extent to which the current UK Government’s response matches the scale of the problem.

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Social security, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a report measuring the stability of the lives of children and young people in care in England over 2017-18.

Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Is Scotland on track to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals it signed up to four years ago? A new report from Oxfam Scotland, the University of the West of Scotland and SDG Network Scotland assesses progress and what more needs done. 

Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The year-long independent review will look at the entire food chain from field to fork, leading to the publication of a new National Food Strategy.

Date: 25th June 2019
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill received royal assent on the 11th June 2019. The (now) Act will increase the minimum age at which a child can be found criminally responsible from 8, the lowest in Europe, to 12 years old.

Date: 25th June 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation

The survey of 500 foster carers covered key practice and workforce issues such as placement stability, training and support for carers, and status and authority of the workforce.

Date: 24th June 2019
Category: Special protection measures, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Protection from abuse or neglect, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Together is pleased to see the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill pass at Stage 2 in the Scottish Parliament on 20th June 2019.

Date: 24th June 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Child justice system, Special protection measures

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf’s response included a commitment to develop a bespoke mental health strategy for young people, end the routine use of strip searches and to “explore options” for a pilot of in cell phones to support family contact.