Date: 26th July 2022
Category: General measures of implementation, Awareness-raising, Incorporation, Training

The UNCRC Implementation project has been set up to support local authorities to prepare for the incorporation of the UNCRC. 

Date: 8th July 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

Since the Scottish Parliament made the landmark decision to bring the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law, many people and organisations in Scotland have been thinking about how to prepare for this. This work brought together children and adult experts on children’s rights to discover how children’s rights can be realised across Scotland. It identifies gaps in current knowledge and some of the challenges that may occur when embedding children’s rights.

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

The National Taskforce for Human Rights Leadership looked at whether Scotland should incorporate different human rights conventions into Scots law. Its report included a recommendation that a new human rights framework should recognise human dignity as the underpinning value of all human rights. This new research assesses the impact of talking about ‘dignity’ when it comes to creating a human rights culture.

Date: 28th April 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

Speak Out champion Anna, from Girlguiding Scotland talks about Together’s State of Children’s Rights Report 2022 and why it’s so important for everyone to listen to and champion the rights of children and young people across Scotland, especially now the pandemic has altered the way we live.

Date: 28th April 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

Informed by the lived experience of #VisionMakers, who are a group of diverse young people, this three-year plan will influence the information, opportunities and services Young Scot provides. Via this collaborative effort, the plan aims to reflect the realities of growing up in Scotland and support young people to thrive.

Date: 7th April 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

Martin Whitfield MSP laid a motion before the Scottish Parliament on the one-year anniversary of the passage of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill. The motion requests Scottish Government to set out a timescale for the Bill’s reconsideration. The motion has received cross-party support and will soon be debated.

Date: 7th April 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

A new incorporation law has been approved by the States Assembly of Jersey. This means that in every aspect of decision-making, policy and practice, Members of the States Assembly of Jersey will have to pay due regard to children's rights.

Date: 2nd March 2022
Category: General measures of implementation, Awareness-raising, Child rights impact assessments, Child rights indicators, Incorporation, Training, Budgeting

The report seeks to inspire and enable everyone in Scotland to put children’s human rights at the heart of everything they do. 

Date: 23rd February 2022
Category: Awareness-raising, Child rights impact assessments, Child rights indicators, Incorporation, Training, Budgeting, General measures of implementation

We are delighted to invite our members and supporters to the virtual launch of our 2022 report on Wednesday 2nd March. The report seeks to inspire and enable everyone in Scotland to put children’s human rights at the heart of everything they do.

Date: 2nd February 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

Analysing early childhood development data and policies in nine countries, this new research highlights priorities that can help policymakers identify where to act.

Date: 16th December 2021
Category: General principles, General measures of implementation

The Scottish Human Rights Commission and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner (CYPCS) have laid their annual reports before Scottish Government. In a year that was deeply affected by COVID-19, there was a sharp rise in demand for the their expertise and input given the serious human rights considerations arising from the pandemic.

Date: 30th July 2021
Category: Family reunification, General measures of implementation, Best interests of the child, Policies & procedures

From 26th July 2021, the law has changed on what councils and the Children’s Hearings System must do to help siblings.

Date: 30th July 2021
Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

David Lammy MP, Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, has announced that a Labour government would adopt several new policies on strengthening human rights, including the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into UK law.

Date: 30th July 2021
Category: General measures of implementation

The Council of the European Union is expected to adopt the European Council Conclusions on the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 25th March 2021
Category: Incorporation, General measures of implementation

The National Taskforce for Human Rights Leadership has published its report and recommendations for a new human rights law for Scotland.

Date: 25th March 2021
Category: General measures of implementation

This child and young person-friendly version of the organisation’s manifesto aims to make political ideas accessible for all, ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May.

Date: 25th March 2021
Category: General measures of implementation, Budgeting, Awareness-raising, Child rights indicators, Training

Over 10,000 children and young people have participated in a consultation to shape the EU’s upcoming Child Guarantee and Strategy on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 28th January 2021
Category: General measures of implementation

Together has joined over 110 human rights-focused organisations in expressing concerns at the UK Government’s intentions to review the human rights framework and judicial review.

Date: 25th September 2020
Category: General measures of implementation

The report from the 2019 Rights of the Child UK (ROCK) Conference is now available online. 

Date: 22nd September 2020
Category: General measures of implementation, Incorporation

Academics, practitioners and children’s organisations have produced a series of blogs which answer questions related to incorporation and the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill. Questions addressed include: Does incorporation matter? What will incorporation mean for children and young people? What will incorporation do for youth workers?