Clinical Pathway for Children and Young People who have disclosed sexual abuse

Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Children in situations of exploitation, Protection from abuse or neglect

Closing date 30 th July 2019

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Call for Children’s Views: Digital Environment

Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Protection of privacy, Access to appropriate information, Education, including vocational education, Recreation, play and cultural activities

A global consultation with children is taking place for the upcoming General Comment on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment.

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Draft Budget Scrutiny 2020-21: Call for Views

Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Funding

Closing date: 23 rd August 2019

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Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill: Call for Views

Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Equal protection from violence

Closing date: 30 th August 2019

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Together publishes three briefings on UNCRC incorporation

Date: 11th July 2019
Category: Incorporation

Together has produced three briefings related to incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law. The first aims to unpick and explain some of the consultation questions and support our members as they consider how to respond. The remaining two briefings are facilitator guides to help plan engagement sessions with children and young people.

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Together and the ALLIANCE to host consultation events on UNCRC incorporation

Date: 28th June 2019
Category: Incorporation

Together and the ALLIANCE are hosting two consultation events on the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law. The events will take place in Glasgow on 8 th July 2019, and Edinburgh on 11 th July.

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Amazon sued over Alexa child recordings in US

Date: 28th June 2019
Category: Protection of privacy

Two US cases allege the firm lacks consent to create voiceprints that could let it keep track of a child’s use of Alexa-enabled devices and thus build up a "vast level of detail about the child's life".

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May 2019 developments in child and family policy in EU member states

Date: 28th June 2019
Category: General measures of implementation

The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) presents a round-up of the latest developments in child and family policy in EU member states in May 2019 .

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Consultation: Calls for children’s input into standards for child campaigning

Date: 28th June 2019
Category: Freedom of association and peaceful assembly

For the past several months, dozens of partners, including Child Rights Connect have been involved in defining sector ‘Standards for Child Campaigning’.

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Consultation: Section 38 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015

Date: 28th June 2019
Category: Children in situations of exploitation, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Scottish Government is consulting on Section 38 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act. This section places a duty on Scottish public authorities to provide information to Police Scotland about a person(s) who is, or appears to be, a victim of human trafficking, slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour.

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