Prevent Strategy targets children with no links to terrorism

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Child justice system, Protection of privacy

The UK government's Prevent strategy is targeting broad groups of children who have no links to terrorism, according to a new report by Open Society Justice Initiative.

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U-Report – hearing from children and young people

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Respect for the views of the child

U-Report is an anonymous messaging service that allows children to speak out on issues that matter. New questions are sent out every week, to which live results on what children around the country are thinking on that topic.

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LGBT Youth Scotland Want to Hear Stories of Homelessness

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Freedom of association and peaceful assembly, Child poverty

LGBT Youth Scotland's Housing and Homelessness Youth Commissioners want to hear from LGBT young people who have experience of homelessness. They are gathering young people's stories to help evidence the need for a National Strategy that recognises the role discrimination plays in increasing the risk of homelessness.

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A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Inclusive education

The government are almost doubling the free entitlement in the Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) provision to 1140 hours per day by 2020. This consultation will help support the development of these policy approaches.

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New National Health and Social Care Standards

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Following on from the consultation of the National Care Standards in 2014, the next phase of the National Care Standards Review is to develop a set of Standards linked to the overarching Principles which were approved by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport in February 2016.

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New report shows medical case for raising age of recruitment to UK Armed Forces to 18

Date: 18th October 2016
Category: Armed conflict

A new Medact report sets out the biological, medical and public health grounds for increasing the age of military enlistment in the UK.

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Consultation on a Human Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy for Scotland

Date: 18th October 2016
Category: Child trafficking

The draft Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy sets out what the Scottish Government plans to do to tackle trafficking.

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Climate change and the enjoyment of child rights

Date: 18th October 2016
Category: Right to life, survival and development

The Human Rights Council has requested the OHCHR to conduct a study on the relationship between climate change and the full and effective enjoyment of the rights of the child.

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Minister draws attention to 2016 UNCRC Concluding Observations

Date: 18th October 2016
Category: General principles

The Minister for Childcare and Early Years, Mark McDonald MSP, has highlighted the 2016 UNCRC Concluding Observations in an open letter.

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Scottish Government pledge review of care system

Date: 17th October 2016
Category: Care Experienced children

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a consultation on more choice for free childcare hours and a review of the care system for looked-after children.

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