Date: 18th August 2014
Category: Access to appropriate information

The topic for the 2014 day of discussion will be digital media and children's rights & the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child are inviting children to participate.

Date: 17th March 2014
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Access to appropriate information

On 17th March 2014, Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced that a dedicated Human Trafficking Bill for Scotland is to be introduced by Scottish Ministers.

Date: 24th February 2014
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Access to appropriate information

UNICEF UK is campaigning for protection in UK law for child victims of trafficking and is calling for children to be a priority in the Modern Slavery Bill.

Date: 16th January 2014
Category: Access to appropriate information

The Commissioner has concluded an extensive and rigorous two-year Inquiry into child sexual exploitation in gangs and groups last November by releasing a final report.

Date: 21st June 2013
Category: Access to appropriate information

Three Vietnamese children who were trafficked to the United Kingdom by criminal gangs and forced to commit drug offences have had their criminal convictions quashed.

Date: 14th June 2013
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Access to appropriate information

Europe needs to work closer together to help the victims of today's slavery; a message delivered through the new EU Civil Society Platform against trafficking in human beings.

Date: 19th April 2013
Category: Access to appropriate information

Only 6 out of the 27 EU Member States have fully transposed the EU Anti-Trafficking Directive into their national legislation, with the deadline having expired on 6th April 2013.

Date: 30th January 2013
Category: Access to appropriate information

A programme of action to tackle child sexual exploitation in Scotland was announced last month by Minister for Children and Young People Aileen Campbell.

Date: 25th September 2012
Category: Access to appropriate information

A Committee of MSPs is set to launch an inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Scotland following a high-profile charity campaign.

Date: 18th May 2011
Category: Access to appropriate information, Non-discrimination, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Engender would like to work with members of Together (individuals or organisations) to hold workshops on child poverty and its relation to gender inequality.

Date: 18th October 2010
Category: Access to appropriate information, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

More than half of children polled north of the border, many of them as young as eight years old, have seen signs that could indicate neglect in youngsters they know.

Date: 13th August 2010
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children, Access to appropriate information

Professor Wallace and a team, including other members of the Centre for Rural Childhood, Perth College UHI and colleagues from the Universities of Cumbria and Stirling have been commissioned by Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People to conduct a scoping study into the extent and nature of child trafficking into and within Scotland. The research findings will be published in December.

Date: 16th June 2010
Category: Access to appropriate information, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Consultation on draft guidance for practitioners working with children and young people to consider what local policy and procedures are required to effectively support those engaged in under-age sexual activity, in particular where there might be a child protection concern. The guidance reflects the principles set out by the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009.