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Date: 3rd September 2021
Category:
COVID-19
Closing date: End of September 2021
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Date: 3rd September 2021
Category:
COVID-19
Closing date: 30th September 2021
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Date: 3rd September 2021
Category:
Protection from abuse or neglect
A landmark piece of regulation has come into force which requires the tech sector to consider children’s privacy, safety and wellbeing in their products and services if they are likely to be accessed by children and young people.
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Date: 3rd September 2021
Category:
Bullying
Primary aged children (between P4-P7) and Secondary age young people (under-18) are invited to participate in the #WhatMadeItBetter competition to create imaginative anti-bullying films to be shared and celebrated during Anti-Bullying Week (15-19 November 2021) and beyond.
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Date: 3rd September 2021
Category:
COVID-19
Between May and July 2021, 111 children and young people shared their experience of feeling listened to and respected, learning at school and home, and how confident they felt at completing homework during the home learning phase of lockdown. These views were gathered via a survey and four participative focus groups.
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Date: 3rd September 2021
Category:
UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Advocating for an accessible and fit for purpose healthcare system, young trans and non-binary people aged 12-25 are invited to come together to influence decision makers and create a healthcare system designed for and by trans and non-binary people.
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Date: 3rd September 2021
Category:
Child poverty
Following calls to end to the Young Parent Penalty in Universal Credit, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Work and Pensions MP Wendy Chamberlain, received a response from the UK Government. Within the letter, the UK Government stands by the decision to offer young single parents a lower rate of Universal Credit than those above 25.
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Date: 3rd September 2021
Category:
COVID-19
Over an eight-week period amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an international survey heard the views and experiences of policymakers and practitioners working with children and young people. Over 3330 responses, from 22 countries, across five continents were received. Findings highlighted that if children’s needs were listened to more closely in decision-making, then this could have improved global responses to the pandemic.
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Date: 3rd September 2021
Category:
Incorporation
We’re delighted to announce a new project with six of our members to ensure children’s voices inform implementation of the UNCRC Bill.
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Date: 23rd August 2021
Category:
Equal protection from violence
The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) is seeking to recruit two people with experience of the youth justice systems to join its Executive Governance Group (EGG).
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Date: 23rd August 2021
Category:
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Welsh Government is working with local authorities to introduce a pilot scheme that would make voting at next year’s council elections easier, more flexible, and more accessible.
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Date: 23rd August 2021
Category:
Disabled children
EHRC is looking to appoint one or more contractors to deliver capacity-building projects on disability rights projects in England, Scotland and Wales.
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Date: 23rd August 2021
Category:
Civil Rights and Freedoms
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has issued a report on the UK Government’s Independent Review of the Human Rights Act 1998.
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Date: 23rd August 2021
Category:
Child poverty
CPAG has published a briefing giving an overview of Universal Credit’s (UC) main problems and offering recommendations for change in five areas, in order to improve UC, make it work for families and reduce child poverty.
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Date: 23rd August 2021
Category:
Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children
Around 70 organisations, including Article 39, have sent a joint letter to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, urging him to take immediate action to protect children arriving in the UK on boats.
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Date: 23rd August 2021
Category:
COVID-19, Mental health
A new report by UNICEF Innocenti reviews the impact of past crises (such as natural disasters and the HIV epidemic) on youth mental health with the aim of informing responses to the current crisis.
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Date: 23rd August 2021
Category:
Health and health services, Mental health
Closing date: 2nd November 2021
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Date: 23rd August 2021
Category:
Equal protection from violence
Using tasers on children goes against the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as it subjects children to torture, inhuman and degrading treatment. Following a freedom of Information request, Sky News has been revealed that over the last three years, police forces across the UK have continued to use tasers against children in various incidents.
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Date: 23rd August 2021
Category:
Equal protection from violence
The landmark Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 was unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament on 10 December 2020 and received Royal Assent on 20 January 2020. Work now advances to implement the FMS Act.
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Date: 20th August 2021
Category:
Recreation, play and cultural activities
Together has joined Play Scotland in warmly welcoming the announcement that £60 million will be invested in the renewal of play parks throughout Scotland. A joint letter sets out next steps to ensure the investment makes a real difference.
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