Report on poverty published

Date: 9th October 2020
Category: Child poverty

This report looks at poverty in Scotland before and during the coronavirus outbreak. It highlights the importance of work, social security and housing costs in solving poverty in Scotland, as well as the extent to which COVID-19 has swept more people in poverty.

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New standards for secure care launched

Date: 9th October 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Scotland’s first national standards for secure care set out what support children and young people should expect when in, or on the edges of, secure care.

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Together publishes draft response on UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill

Date: 8th October 2020
Category: Incorporation

The draft response draws on the views and experience of our members, children and young people to highlight positive aspects of the Bill and where it could be further strengthened. In publishing our draft response early, we hope it will support our members in preparing their own responses.

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2019 ROCK Conference report now available

Date: 25th September 2020
Category: General measures of implementation

The report from the 2019 Rights of the Child UK (ROCK) Conference is now available online.

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Together’s AGM 2020 - welcome to our new trustees!

Date: 22nd September 2020
Category: Policies & procedures

Thank you to all who attended Together’s AGM on 17th September and to those who stood for election. Together is delighted to welcome four new trustees to the Board.

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Blog series answers incorporation questions

Date: 22nd September 2020
Category: General measures of implementation, Incorporation

Academics, practitioners and children’s organisations have produced a series of blogs which answer questions related to incorporation and the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill. Questions addressed include: Does incorporation matter? What will incorporation mean for children and young people? What will incorporation do for youth workers?

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Number of children in temporary accommodation increases

Date: 22nd September 2020
Category: Child poverty

Scottish Government’s annual homelessness statistics show 31’333 households were assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness in 2019-20. This is a 4% increase on 2018-19, with 15’711 children affected.

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Demand for emergency food parcels by families increases

Date: 22nd September 2020
Category: Child poverty

The latest figures from independent food banks across Scotland show they distributed more than twice as many parcels during June-July 2020 than in June-July 2019.

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Open letter calls on MSPs to ban mosquito devices

Date: 22nd September 2020
Category: Freedom of association and peaceful assembly

Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament and their supporters have written to Scotland’s 129 MSPs, calling for a ban on mosquito devices stating that their use violates their rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

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‘How are you doing?’ - September survey is open

Date: 22nd September 2020
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Children’s Parliament has launched the latest instalment in a series of monthly surveys tracking eight to 14-year-olds’ feelings and experiences in light of COVID-19.

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