Scottish Government respond to report on prejudice-based bullying in schools

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Bullying

John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, has responded to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee's report "It's not Cool to be Cruel: Prejudice-based bullying and harassment of children and young people in school".

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Bill to end period poverty

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Child poverty

Views are being sought on a proposal for a Bill to ensure free access to sanitary products, including in schools, colleges and universities.

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Police Scotland engagement with young people

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Child justice system, Respect for the views of the child

Police Scotland want to canvas young people under the age of 18 years to identify what impact the implementation of the Code of Practice for Stop and Search has had on them.

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Scottish Childminding Association launches new campaign to safeguard future of childminding

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Social security

The Scottish Childminding Association has launched a new Pledge site, entitled 'SOSChildminding: Save Our Services', in order to protect professional childminding in Scotland.

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Scottish Childminding Association launches new campaign to safeguard future of childminding (1)

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Social security

The Scottish Childminding Association has launched a new Pledge site, entitled 'SOSChildminding: Save Our Services', in order to protect professional childminding in Scotland.

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Regulations under Section 10 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Child trafficking

This consultation by the Scottish Government offers the opportunity to comment on the support that will be provided to victims of slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour - the offence under section 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015.

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New campaign urges women to avoid alcohol in pregnancy

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Health and health services, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

A new campaign run by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will warn pregnant mothers of the risk of drinking during pregnancy and urge them to avoid drinking any alcohol at all while they are pregnant.

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Migrant and refugee children and youth more vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

A new UNICEF report has revealed the extent to which children and young people face abuse on migration routes, with up to three-quarters at risk of abuse, trafficking, or exploitation.

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Contact for Families with Disabled Children launches new brand

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Parental guidance, Disabled children

'Contact a Family' will now be known as 'Contact for Families with Disabled Children' after they recently launched their new branding, including a new name and website, in order to develop a clearer and more accessible look.

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Cyprus ratifies the third Optional Protocol to the CRC

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Optional protocol on a communications procedure

Cyprus has become the latest country to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.

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