Free school meals to continue over summer

Date: 25th June 2020
Category: Child poverty

Through a package of £27.6 million of additional funding from Scottish Government, councils will be enabled to continue the provision of free school meals during the summer holidays and other food provision to help low income families during COVID-19.

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Food insecurity exacerbated by COVID-19 is far from over

Date: 25th June 2020
Category: Child poverty

A survey of frontline Scottish community organisations found that there have been improvements in emergency food aid provision since the start of lockdown. However, it also highlighted a sense of emerging concern amongst community organisations that the food insecurity crisis is far from over.

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Justice Committee raises concerns about children in detention with Scottish Government and Scottish Prisons Service

Date: 25th June 2020
Category: Children of prisoners

In a letter to Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, and Teresa Medhurst, Acting Chief Executive of Scottish Prisons Service (SPS), the Justice Committee sought the views of issues raised in letters received from Scottish Human Rights Commission and Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland. The issues highlighted in these letters concerned the human rights and wellbeing of prisoners, conditions in prisons and Young Offenders Institutions, family contact, access to mobile phones and a lack of data. These letters aimed to ensure the rights of persons deprived of their liberty are respected and protected during the COVID-19 pandemic, and measures have been implemented in accordance with Scotland’s human rights obligations.

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‘Rights respecting’ report adapted for young people

Date: 25th June 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

‘Rights Respecting’ reform to Scotland’s youth justice system has now been adapted to suit younger readers, so they can learn and understand the issues around Scotland’s youth justice system.

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Discovering the impact of COVID-19 on justice experienced children and young people in Scotland

Date: 25th June 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Research finds children and young people who have had previous experience or are currently in contact with youth justice services or practitioners working within the youth justice system, are feeling increasingly isolated in lockdown.

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Last chance to sign up to our Disability, Basic Health and Welfare State of Children’s Rights webinar

Date: 25th June 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

This webinar will explore children’s rights issues on the topic of disability, basic health and welfare in Scotland, which will inform our report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Based upon our examination of the UK’s progress implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Committee will make recommendations and thereby influencing legislation and policy.

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Review on the use of the new emergency police powers within Scotland

Date: 25th June 2020
Category:

Closing date: 1 st September 2020

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Raising the age of referral to the principal reporter

Date: 25th June 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Closing date: 7 th October 2020

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Together joins Human Rights Consortium Scotland members to raise concerns about potential human rights breaches during pandemic

Date: 11th June 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Thirty organisations have contributed their experience, insight, and analysis to form the Consortium’s submission to Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee Inquiry: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Equalities and Human Rights.

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Children’s participation in family actions

Date: 11th June 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Domestic legislation and international conventions say that children’s views should be given due weight in decisions about parental responsibilities. Despite this, children’s rights to participate have often been inconsistently and inadequately realised. New research explores why this is and how both family law and practice could be developed to ensure compliance.

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