Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: Awareness-raising, Best interests of the child, Right to life, survival and development, Health and health services

HIV Scotland has called for compulsory Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) education to be taught in schools for fear that today's young people are missing out on vital information to prevent HIV.

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: Non-discrimination, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

'School Report 2017' is Stonewall's new research with the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge into the experiences of over 3,700 lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) pupils in Britain's schools.

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: General principles, Access to appropriate information, Child justice system

SCRA has produced a new research report 'An exploration of ethnic minority communities' understanding and awareness of child protection and the Children's Hearings System in Scotland'.

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: Child rights impact assessments

New UNICEF briefings examine Child Rights Impact Assessments across the UK, including a Scotland-specific briefing with recommendations for Scottish Government.

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: Special protection measures

The SCTS has published a report that describes a radical new vision for the way children and vulnerable adults should be treated in court.

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Civil Rights and Freedoms

A renewed campaign to lower the voting age to 16 in Northern Ireland cites encouragement and inspiration by young people's engagement in both the Scottish Referendum and the most recent General Election.

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, General measures of implementation

Children's rights NGOs, including Together, have called for the Fundamental Rights Charter to be a part of the EU Withdrawal Bill, to ensure children's rights are included and considered in any Brexit deals.

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Family reunification, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

"The refuge of family" provides an in-depth look at how the UK can make a vital contribution to children's safety in the context of the global refugee crisis by making it easier for them to reach family in the UK via official routes.

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

The annual State of the European Union address by President Jucker of the European Commission is an opportune moment to reflect and consider what the EU has done for children. Eurochild have put together the following briefing.

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: Child justice system

The Scottish Sentencing Council is conducting a public consultation seeking views on its first draft sentencing guidelines which seeks to define the fundamental principles and purposes of sentencing.

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

This consultation seeks views on the non-statutory guidance which has been developed in preparation for amendment to the Additional Support for Learning Act.

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, General measures of implementation

Representatives from Together, the Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland and Children in Scotland attended a special event at the House of Commons in Westminster on the 13th September to urge parliamentarians to listen to children and young people and seek their views on Brexit.

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

Together were delighted to host a themed 'meadow of rights' picnic lunch recently at which Mark McDonald MSP, Minister for Childcare and Early Years, was introduced to the fantastic child rights mural created by Sciennes Primary pupils. The mural was made following Together's SUII seminar series in partnership with the Universities of Edinburgh and Stirling on the UNCRC across Scotland in law, practice and policy.

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon recently outlined her Programme for Government for the coming year which included several positive commitments to children's rights.

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Access to appropriate information, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a new project around justice in education which will offer funding and other assistance for claims concerning discrimination in education.

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Young Scot are looking for young people across Scotland who have experience of pregnancy and parenthood to take part in an exciting new digital project.

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Bullying

John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, has responded to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee's report "It's not Cool to be Cruel: Prejudice-based bullying and harassment of children and young people in school".

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Child poverty

Views are being sought on a proposal for a Bill to ensure free access to sanitary products, including in schools, colleges and universities.

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Child justice system, Respect for the views of the child

Police Scotland want to canvas young people under the age of 18 years to identify what impact the implementation of the Code of Practice for Stop and Search has had on them.

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Social security

The Scottish Childminding Association has launched a new Pledge site, entitled 'SOSChildminding: Save Our Services', in order to protect professional childminding in Scotland.