Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

A judicial review is being sought of the Home Office which will challenge the fee that is charged for registering a child as a British citizen. The current fee is £1,012, which is a 51% increase since 2014.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Views are being sought on Scottish Government's draft Culture Strategy which has been developed following consultation with individuals, artists, communities and organisations about culture in Scotland and what the priorities should be for supporting culture over the next decade.

Date: 10th July 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child

The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) has launched a Brexit Advocacy Toolkit to assist MSYPs and other young people to have their voices heard in the Brexit process.

Date: 28th June 2018
Category: Awareness-raising, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Respect for the views of the child

Last week, Together partnered with other children's rights organisations in Scotland to hold the first Day of General Discussion (DGD) Hub in preparation for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's DGD on Children as Human Rights Defenders, which will take place in September.

Date: 28th June 2018
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Respect for the views of the child

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's Day of General Discussion will this year be held on the topic of Children as Human Rights Defenders and several new resources have been made available in recent weeks to encourage children, young people and organisations to get involved.Survey

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The EU Withdrawal Bill has now completed its bumpy 11-month ride through the Houses of Parliament with Royal Assent the final stage needed before the Bill becomes law. Some improvements have been made, such as reducing the scope for Henry VIII powers. However, despite our efforts, the fight to protect the Charter of Fundamental Rights was lost in the final days of the debates.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Children in situations of exploitation

The Council of Europe has issued a call for action to public authorities and the sport movement to pledge to take concrete measures to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child

YouthLink is looking for interactive session proposals for their annual conference on Young People's Participation which will take place this year on Universal Children's Day, 20th November.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Care Experienced children

After listening to the voices of over 850 children, young people and adults with care experience, the Independent Care Review has published findings from its Discovery Stage and has also revealed more details about the work it will undertake in its next Journey stage.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

A report examining the impact of the collection of personal data on children's social, mental and physical development calls on the technology industry to ensure services are designed to anticipate the rights and needs of children and young people.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Armed conflict

A new report by Child Soldiers International details the ways in which recruitment of children by state armed forces can violate the rights of children and young people and discusses why states must apply a ban on recruitment of all children under 18.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Mental health

Barnardo's Scotland has undertaken an audit of rejected referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to understand further why some children and young people are unable to access specialist services following a referral.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

NSPCC Scotland is carrying out a survey to find out more about the needs of families and how the organisation can best support them.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Social security

Gingerbread has published a report, based on interviews with single parents who are currently on Universal Credit, which highlights difficulties that these families can face when accessing the Universal Credit system.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Videos and other resources are now available from Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) Young People's Rights Review which was held in April this year in order to ensure young people's voices are at the heart of the Scottish Government's Children and Young People Right's Action Plan.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child

This online survey is designed to capture the views of children and young people on the future of Europe and proves an opportunity for children to have their voices heard by the leaders of the European Union.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The UK Government has become the 44th country to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, known as the Lanzarote Convention, which works to end all kinds of sexual offences against children.

Date: 14th June 2018
Category: Incorporation, General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Policies & procedures

The Swedish Parliament has adopted a bill that will incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law.

Date: 4th June 2018
Category: Armed conflict

Together welcomes recommendations made by Scottish Parliament on armed forces visits to schools, including that an impact assessment is undertaken.

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Scottish Government has published the set of actions that it will take forward following the second annual Cabinet Meeting with Children and Young People.