New Health and Social Care Standards published

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Health and health services

The Scottish Government have recently published a new set of Health and Social Care Standards entitled 'My support, my life' which set out what should be expected when using health, social care or social work services in Scotland.

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Paper outlining changes to education governance launched in Scotland

Date: 28th June 2017
Category:

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has launched a paper which sets out proposed changes to education which Scottish Government hope will result in raising attainment and closing the equity gap.

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New guidance published on school exclusions

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: School exclusions

The Scottish Government has published updated guidance on managing school exclusions.

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Poll shows extent of hate crime in Scottish schools

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

A recent poll undertaken with teachers from across Scotland shows that over half have witnessed or experienced hate crime in the last two years.

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Response to the report of the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion released

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

Following the publication of the report last year by the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion, the Scottish Government have released their response which also outlines actions they will take to take forward the recommendations of the advisory group.

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Children in Scotland release recommendations on bullying

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Bullying

A report has been released by Children in Scotland on bullying and harassment of children and young people which aims to bring together children and young people's voices and experiences of bullying in school settings.

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New report on state of child health reveals UK child health outcomes remain some of the worst in Western Europe

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

A new report on child health has found that child health outcomes in the UK are among some of the worst in Western Europe, particularly in area such as infant mortality.

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Replacing the Human Rights Act kept off the agenda of the Queen’s Speech

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Both the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights were kept off the agenda of the Queens Speech despite the commitment the Conservative party have made in their manifesto to reassess the current domestic human rights legislation.

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Campaigners dismiss results of study linking cuts in sex education to reduction in teenage pregnancy

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Health and health services

Sex educators and campaigners have raised concerns over the validity of the results of a new study which claims that cutting spending on sex education is the key to reducing teenage pregnancy rates.

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UNICEF report reveals UK is not meeting its international obligations to UK children

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

A recent report published by UNICEF has found that the UK Government still has some way to go in ensuring it meets the commitments of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that it made in relation to children.

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