What works in tackling child abuse and neglect?

Date: 29th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

A manual has been created by the Netherlands Youth Institute as the main outcome of the Daphne Project 'Prevent and Combat Child Abuse: What works? An overview of regional approaches, exchange and research' that was funded by the European Commission.

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Welfare Reform Survey

Date: 29th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is carrying out a Scotland-wide mapping exercise to help the third sector deal with the impact of UK welfare reforms.

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CRAE report indicates Government failing in its responsibilities to children

Date: 22nd January 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

An assessment of how well the Government is protecting children's rights in England, published by the Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE), reveals a catalogue of violations.

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Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland 2013

Date: 21st January 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's sixth study of poverty and social exclusion in Scotland highlights a huge rise in unemployment for under-25s, and stark and growing health inequalities.

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Refresh on guidance for child protection

Date: 17th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Beth Smith, Director of WithScotland, is chairing a steering group to update and review the Scottish Government's 'National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland'.

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Child rights and business - top five articles in 2012

Date: 9th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Launched in partnership with UNICEF, Guardian Sustainable Business' focus on the rights of children and business' responsibilities towards them coincided with the launch of a set of ten guiding principles on child rights and business in March 2012.

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CRIN (UK) launches new project on legal status of the child

Date: 7th January 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Children Rights International Network (CRIN) has launched a new collaborative project which seeks to establish "the legal status of the child" in national law in every country in the world, and has taken this opportunity to update their Legal Assistance Toolkit.

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7th European Forum on rights of the child - report now available online

Date: 3rd January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The European Forum on the Rights of the child took place in Brussels on 13th-14th November 2012. Its aim was to support the child protection systems through the implementation of the EU Agenda for the rights of the child.

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Further details of Third Sector Early Intervention Fund available

Date: 1st January 2013
Category:

Big Fund have released further details of the Third Sector Early Intervention Fund on their website.

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Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Funding Programme is now available

Date: 1st January 2013
Category:

The annual work programme 2013 for Fundamental Rights and Citizenship was adopted in December, and is now available online.

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