Date: 9th August 2016
Category: Non-discrimination

In response to calls from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to prohibit the use of 'mosquito devices' (Concluding Observation 37a), Together is attempting to map their prevalence and use across Scotland.

Date: 9th August 2016
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

ASH Scotland has developed this initiative to help deliver a Tobacco-free Generation by 2034. Together is pleased to have signed up to support this rights-focused Charter.

Date: 9th August 2016
Category: Non-discrimination, Bullying

Anti-poverty campaigners are calling on the Scottish government to introduce a minimum school clothing grant as parents struggle to cover the cost of uniforms.

Date: 9th August 2016
Category: Child poverty

Children in Scotland set up the Food, Families, Futures (FFF) programme at two Glasgow primary schools over the month of July. The scheme aims to tackle holiday hunger and reduce the educational attainment gap.

Date: 28th July 2016
Category: General measures of implementation, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Protection of privacy

The Supreme Court has published its judgment on the Named Persons scheme provisions of the Children & Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

Date: 27th July 2016
Category: Special protection measures

The Strategic Police Priorities provide the top level framework for what is expected of Scotland's police service. This review provides an opportunity to discuss what is seen as the key outcomes from the next phase of police refor

Date: 27th July 2016
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

ScotPHO are conducting a review of the Children and Young People's Profile produced in 2010. The revised profile is intended to provide a balanced set of indicators relating to the health, wellbeing and broader social determinants of health for children and young people.

Date: 27th July 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Communications Committee has launched an inquiry looking at the impact of the internet on children. The inquiry will explore the risks and dangers presented to children by pervasive access to the internet, as well as the benefits.

Date: 27th July 2016
Category: Incorporation

Together are delighted to announce that its joint project has been accepted for funding by the Scottish Universities Insight Institute!

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Disabled children

The Keep Safe initiative has now been launched in both Dundee and Edinburgh. The aim of the Keep Safe initiative is to ensure that disabled people - including children and young people - can enjoy ordinary day to day life and activities free from the fear of abuse or intimidation.

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Child poverty

Together has welcomed Nicola Sturgeon's announcement that Scottish Government are bringing forward the new Child Poverty Bill which aims to set out a new approach to tackling deep-rooted causes of poverty and inequality.

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Child justice system

Proposed new powers to stop & search children for alcohol could 'have long-term negative effects', the Law Society for Scotland has warned.

Date: 26th July 2016
Category:

The Scottish Government has published its Education Delivery Plan which sets out requirements to close the attainment gaps over the next five years.

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Armed conflict

In May, Child Soldiers International sent an open joint letter - supported by Together - to the Ministry of Defence, calling for the armed forces to stop recruiting children under the age of 18. The MoD have recently responded.

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Right to life, survival and development

New research from Girlguiding UK shows that girls become less confident as they grow older and become more aware of the barriers they could face at work. The research is based on a UK - including Scotland - survey poll of girls and young women.

Date: 26th July 2016
Category:

'SRE: Shh... No Talking' highlights that sex and relationships education (SRE) is inadequate or absent in many schools across the UK (including Scotland). The report was published following a survey of over 900 young people aged 16-24.

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report that urges the UK Government to reconsider its counter extremism strategy. Echoing recent recommendations from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, the JCHR calls for rigorous and transparent reporting about the operation of the Prevent Duty in schools.

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Child Rights International Network - a global research, policy and advocacy organisation - have suggested that young people in the UK might benefit from advice and support when it comes to making sense of a post-referendum Britain.

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: General principles, Incorporation

The Joint Committee on Human Rights is considering the progress made by the Government in implementing the United Nations Guiding Principles on business and human rights, by means of the National Action Plan published in 2013 and revised in May 2016.

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Unaccompanied migrant children are being systematically let down, says the EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee in a new report. In 2015, 88,245 unaccompanied children applied for asylum in the EU and at least 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children are estimated to be missing.