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Date: 5th October 2023
Category:
Equal protection from violence, Violence against children, Restraint, Protection from abuse or neglect
Scottish Parliament recently held a consultation for a proposed Member’s Bill to ensure restraint and seclusion of children and young people in schools is only used as a last resort where there is an immediate risk of harm and using appropriate methods.
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Date: 6th September 2023
Category:
Restraint, Harmful practices, Violence against children
Deadline: 29th September 2023
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Date: 17th January 2023
Category:
Child justice system, Best interests of the child, Restraint
The Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament in December. It will create several changes to the justice system for children.
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Date: 18th June 2021
Category:
Restraint
The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland has published a report following an investigation of local authorities’ practices around secure accommodation. The Commissioner found children may have been deprived of their liberty without due process of law when being placed in secure accommodation.
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Date: 19th November 2020
Category:
Incorporation, Restraint
Every year, the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS) presents a report to Scottish Parliament to share what work has been done. This year’s report covers April 2019 to March 2020.
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Date: 11th March 2020
Category:
Restraint, Education, including vocational education, Inclusive education
The report provides an update on the organisations’ 2019 report on the use of restrictive interventions such as restraint and seclusion in schools and draws on the experience of parents, carers and children from across the UK.
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Date: 18th September 2019
Category:
Restraint, Civil Rights and Freedoms
The UN General Assembly recently published a report summarising the detailed findings of the Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty.
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Date: 17th May 2019
Category:
Equal protection from violence, Restraint, UN Convention Against Torture (CAT), Child justice system
On 6th May, Together presented oral evidence to the UN Committee against Torture, highlighting key concerns around the strip searching of children and young people, inappropriate placement in detention and mental health provision.
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Date: 26th March 2019
Category:
Equal protection from violence, Restraint, Care Experienced children, Protection from abuse or neglect, Right to life, survival and development, Best interests of the child, UN Convention Against Torture (CAT)
Together has submitted a shadow report to the UN Committee against Torture for consideration as part of its 2019 review of the UK. This report highlights key concerns expressed by our members, and suggests recommendations the UN Committee could make to address these.
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Date: 21st March 2019
Category:
Civil Rights and Freedoms, Access to appropriate information, Equal protection from violence, Freedom of association and peaceful assembly, Freedom of thought, conscience and religion, Protection of privacy, Restraint
Closing date: 14th April 2019. This year, for the 30th anniversary of the CRC, Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign will be focused on young human rights defenders (aged 25 and under) and they are looking for 10 amazing young people defending human rights to spotlight the campaign.
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Date: 4th February 2019
Category:
UN Convention Against Torture (CAT), Protection from abuse or neglect, Equal protection from violence, Restraint, Domestic abuse
Together will be submitting a shadow report as part of the UN Committee against Torture 2019 Review of the UK. We want to hear from our members about their key concerns so these can be reflected in the report.
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Date: 18th December 2018
Category:
Restraint, School exclusions
Following an investigation into ‘Restraint and Seclusion in Scotland's Schools’, the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland’s new report considers the existence and impact of local authority policies and recording mechanisms and highlights the rights issues at stake for children and young people.
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Date: 14th April 2017
Category:
Right to life, survival and development, Restraint, Disabled children, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Hundreds of children have been injured while being physically restrained in special schools, according to figures obtained by Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to Local Authorities. The figures revealed at least 731 injuries in the past three years.
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Date: 1st June 2016
Category:
Restraint, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
This paper offers support for Named Persons and other professionals when making decisions about Risk Management with young people involved in offending behaviour.
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