Working together can prevent harm online

Date: 20th February 2017
Category: Children in situations of exploitation

The CYCJ and Barnardo's Scotland have called for greater engagement with technology industries to prevent children being harmed online, in a joint research paper published on Safer Internet Day.

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Impact of Brexit on children and young people – Wales briefing

Date: 20th February 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

An important new report for devolved nations and messages for Scotland on the impact on children and young people of the UK's withdrawal from the EU. The event and report were organised to raise awareness of the priorities for children in the Brexit negotiations.

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UK Government ends child migrant scheme

Date: 20th February 2017
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

The UK Government has announced plans to slow, and eventually halt, the acceptance of child refugees in Britain.

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Are you committed to play? Play Charter for Scotland

Date: 20th February 2017
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities

Play Scotland is promoting Scotland's first inclusive Play Charter. This describes a collective commitment to play for all babies, children and young people in Scotland.

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Statement on consensual search of Scottish school pupils

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Commissioner's office has released a statement regarding the Deputy First Minister's response to statutory powers for teachers to search pupils for weapons in school.

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State of Child Health Report 2017

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

New 'State of Child Health' report, published on 26 January by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health shows huge gap between rich and poor.

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Understanding Forced Marriage in Scotland

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Children in situations of exploitation

A report on forced marriage published 30 January 2017 shows 1 in 10 of those known to the authorities in Scotland as being at risk of forced marriage are under 16.

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Independent Review of Scottish Hate Crime Laws

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

Scottish Government has announced an independent review of Scotland's hate crime laws.

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UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Toxics visits UK including Scotland

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

UN expert Baskut Tuncak visited the UK, including Scotland, from the 17th - 31st January to assess the human rights record in relation to the life cycle of hazardous substances and waste. Mr Tuncak's Scotland visit focused on air pollution and its impact on children.

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Council admits racially discriminating against two boys over Prevent toy gun referral

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

A local education authority in England has admitted to racially discriminating against two brothers, aged seven and five, after one of them told their teacher that he had been given a toy gun as a present. Prevent is a UK-wide strategy including Scotland.

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