2021 is the Year of Childhood

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Incorporation, Awareness-raising

Children’s Parliament has launched the Year of Childhood 2021 to celebrate the forthcoming incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots law and the organisation’s 25 th birthday.

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Launch of Children's Rights and Inclusion Strategy

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Special protection measures, Freedom of thought, conscience and religion

The Strategy focuses on ensuring children and young people feel able to speak openly and honestly in children’s hearings, that their views are given real weight in the decision-making process and that they feel empowered and have ownership of their rights.

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Increasing number of children held on remand

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

A joint blog has been published to raise awareness of the increasing number of children on remand in Scotland. It advocates for the development of alternative provisions to remand, if Scotland is to fulfil its international human rights obligations.

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New Children’s Hearings advocacy service

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Section 122 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 came into force on Saturday 21 st November 2020. This activated duties on chairing members of Children’s Hearings to inform children of the availability of children’s advocacy services.

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Steps to mitigate UK ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ policy

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Funding

Under UK Government policy, many migrants have ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ (NRPF). This restricts their access to welfare, housing, and financial support. To mitigate its effects, Scottish Government has announced a further £278,784 is being made available to six organisations supporting people subject to NRPF in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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Children, parents and carers share experience of COVID-19

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: COVID-19, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

To make children’s rights real and to ensure the best efforts of recovery from COVID-19, the impact of Covid-19 on families must first be understood. Children’s Parliament has captured the experiences of 15 parents, carers and children as lockdown restrictions have changed throughout the year.

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Opportunity to become a Modern Apprentice in Youth Work

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Young carers

Hame is a visionary and innovative new young person-led organisation which will develop and manage new homes for care experienced young people in Dundee aged 16 and over. This Modern Apprentice role will provide advice and support for all aspects of this project development.

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Scottish Youth Parliament launches new manifesto

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

‘From Scotland’s Young People’ is a five-year document detailing what changes Scottish Youth Parliament plans to make during the period 2021-26. Members of the Scottish Parliament can use this manifesto to form a strong mandate to bring about changes that matter to young people across Scotland and champion Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Election of members for UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Elections of half of the members of the UN Committee have taken place. Among fourteen candidates, States have voted for nine newly elected and re-elected members.

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New report on the impact of COVID-19 on children in Europe

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: COVID-19, Mental health, Health and health services, School exclusions, Child poverty

The report shines a light on how children of 25 European countries have been impacted by the pandemic and national lockdowns. It builds on data collected by Eurochild up to September 2020, and presents recommendations to improve public policies.

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