‘Doing referendums differently after the EU vote’

Date: 6th September 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

This new report by the Electoral Reform Society evaluates the conduct of the EU referendum and makes suggestions for future improvement, including recommending votes from age 16 across the UK and the extension of citizenship education in schools.

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Legal challenge over safer alternatives to detention in police cells

Date: 6th September 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

In England, a 14-year-old boy is launching a legal challenge against London's Metropolitan police and his local council over a failure to provide a safer alternative to detention in police cells.

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The Good Childhood Report 2016 UK

Date: 6th September 2016
Category: Best interests of the child, Mental health

The Children's Society's annual state-of-the-nation review of young people's well-being finds an estimated 283,000 girls aged 10-15 say they are not happy with their lives overall - one in seven of all girls in that age group.

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Justice Secretary confirms intent to scrap the Human Rights Act

Date: 6th September 2016
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The new Justice Secretary Liz Truss has confirmed that the UK government will continue with plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights.

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Barriers to the Children’s Hearing System for ethnic minority children

Date: 6th September 2016
Category: Non-discrimination, Respect for the views of the child

SCRA is carrying out research on the barriers which might prevent children, young people and families from ethnic minorities from reaching out to professionals, and/or from getting the help they need when they do, including statutory interventions through the Children's Hearings System.

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Statutory Guidance: Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000

Date: 6th September 2016
Category:

This consultation seeks views on draft statutory guidance in relation to a series of amendments to the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000 ("the 2000 Act") made by Part 1 of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016.

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UK Government ‘childhood obesity strategy’ published

Date: 24th August 2016
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has recently expressed concern over the high prevalence of obesity among children in many parts of the UK - including Scotland - and yet the newly published childhood obesity strategy has been widely criticised for being ineffective.

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Submission to the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

Date: 24th August 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

In their submission, CRIN have highlighted several areas of children's rights that warrant further discussion, including: children's right to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, the right to vote, and access to justice and challenging public decisions.

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Learning and development pathway for childminders

Date: 24th August 2016
Category: Care Experienced children

The Care Inspectorate have released two questionnaires to a) gain the views of parents and carers about childminding services and b) gain the views of childminders about these services.

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Consultation on Social Security in Scotland

Date: 24th August 2016
Category: Social security

The Scottish Government is publishing a consultation on social security in Scotland, to gather views and inform future decisions, including the development of the forthcoming Social Security Bill.

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