Second implementation report on the Strategy on the Rights of the Child (2016-2021)

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The report presents an overview of children’s rights-related progress by and information on the Council of Europe’s actions and achievements under each of the five thematic areas of the Strategy on the Rights of the Child, namely; equal opportunities for all children, participation of all children, a life free from violence for all children, the rights of the child in the digital environment.

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Upstream Prevention Pack

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Special protection measures

The Upstream Prevention Pack includes six leaflets which have up to date practical resources to help parents, carers and professionals prevent child sexual abuse.

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Practitioner and parental wellbeing podcast

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Listen to the latest free podcast on practitioner and parental wellbeing from child development trainer/Consultant Stan Godek.

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How you(th) can be a leader for change

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Date: 12 th August 2020

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Complete our State of Children’s Rights Survey and discover slides from UNCRC 2020 webinar series

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Slides from Together’s recent UNCRC 2020 webinar series are now available online. These webinars have helped build a picture of the current state of children’s rights in Scotland. Together is now seeking your views in a survey to help shape our report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, highlighting priority children’s rights issues in Scotland.

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Last chance to sign up to our final State of Children’s Rights Webinar on General Measures of Implementation

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: General measures of implementation

The General Measures of Implementation webinar is now available to sign up to and will take place on Friday 17th of July 2020 from 9:30-11:00. This webinar will explore how children’s rights are implemented in Scotland with a focus on the general measures governments can use to ensure children’s rights are respected and realised across legislation, policy and practice.

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Together joins Scottish organisations to raise concerns over the use of emergency powers in Scotland

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

In a joint letter coordinated by the British Institute for Human Rights, a group of Scottish organisations have written to the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee to raise concerns over the use of emergency powers granted in UK and Scottish Coronavirus legislation. The letter also highlights concerns over transparency of communications and clarity on how these powers are monitored and reviewed.

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Being heard - one year on

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

‘Being Heard’ was one of the largest studies undertaken in 2018 into young people’s engagement within Scottish local authorities. This new report, tracking developments one year on, finds local authorities have made progress towards improving the role of young people in decision-making, despite cuts to councils’ youth service budgets. However, in many cases youth-engagement is still not enough and therefore, the report makes 10 recommendations.

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Changes to physical distancing rules for children

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities

Scottish Government has made several changes to allow more social interaction for children. These include changes announced by the First Minister on 2nd July, with further changes announced on 9 th July.

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COVID-19: Examining the impact of the pandemic on violence against women and girls

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Protection from abuse or neglect

Scottish Government published qualitative evidence on the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on people experiencing domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls during March to May 2020.

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