Date: 13th July 2016
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This report, 'Living at the Sharp End: CAB clients in crisis', looks in detail at the causes of gaps in income, particularly with regards to the benefits system; the impact of gaps in income on CAB clients; and the adequacy of existing crisis assistance provided by statutory agencies.

Date: 13th July 2016
Category: Care Experienced children

This publication links school and social work data to present information on the attainment, post-school destinations of looked after young people who leave school, and the school attendance and exclusion rates of all looked after children.

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Mental health

This report presents research carried out by Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) in early 2016. The aim of the research was to better understand young people's experience and awareness of mental health services and information.

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Best interests of the child

Newly published vision and values have been adopted by the Children's Hearings Improvement Partnership (CHIP).

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Inclusive education

The most recent figures on attainment and leaver destinations indicate that school leavers with Additional Support Needs (ASN) are more than twice as likely to be unemployed (15.1%) than those with no ASN (6.3%) nine months after leaving school.

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Mental health

New figures have been published indicating that 6 out of the 14 Health Boards are failing to meet their targets (max 18 week wait) for access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Disabled children

The government has now scrapped the rules that previously stopped payment of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payment (PIP) when a child (under 18) was in hospital.

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Under-18s in the UK have protested against not being able to vote in the recent referendum on EU membership. The older demographic came out ahead of young voters who were overwhelmingly in favour of remaining part of the EU.

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Best interests of the child

From July 5-7th 2016, the children's rights community in Europe gathered in Brussels to answer the question "Why Europe needs to invest in children". From this conference, children and young people have published a declaration entitled "Doers should start speaking, speakers should start doing".

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Policies & procedures

On 30 June 2016, States met at the UN General Assembly in New York to elect nine people to serve on the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Child rights impact assessments

Following the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's June 2016 Concluding Observations, a new set of Concluding Observations have also been released by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) for the UK.

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Protection of privacy, Access to appropriate information

Scotland's 5Rights Youth Commission have recently launched an online survey to capture the experiences, thoughts and evidence about the digital world from young people in Scotland.

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: General measures of implementation

Together warmly invites all our members, e-newsletter subscribers and beyond to 'like' and follow the new page!

Date: 29th June 2016
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The decision to withdraw from the European Union will have significant implications for children and young people in Scotland and across the UK.

Date: 29th June 2016
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

CELCIS have published a blog sharing their thoughts on the Scottish Care Leavers Covenant, six months down the line.

Date: 29th June 2016
Category:

Following the Education Summit on June 15th, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills announced on June 28th the publication of 'Delivering Excellence and Equity in Scottish Education - A Delivery Plan for Scotland'.

Date: 29th June 2016
Category: Care Experienced children, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Scotland's Chief Statistician has published 'Summary statistics for attainment, leaver destinations and healthy living No.6: 2016 Edition' and 'Educational Outcomes for Scotland's Looked After Children 2014/15'.

Date: 29th June 2016
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities

A new discussion paper has been prepared on promoting the child's rights to play for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion 2016 which will discuss children's rights and the environment.

Date: 29th June 2016
Category: Equal protection from violence

This NSPCC report compiles and analyses the most robust and up-to-date child protection data that exists across the 4 nations in the UK for 2016.

Date: 29th June 2016
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has adopted the Strategy for the Rights of the Child for the next six years.