Date: 12th July 2017
Category: Protection of privacy

The Education and Skills Committee has published its call for evidence on the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill that was introduced by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney MSP, on 19th June 2017.

Date: 12th July 2017
Category: Protection from abuse or neglect

NSPCC have published their 'How safe are our children?' report for 2017 which compiles and analyses the most robust and up-to-date child protection data that exists across the four nations of the UK.

Date: 12th July 2017
Category: Child justice system

A new report from the Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice (CYCJ) has found that almost half of young people who have had requests for advice to Children's Hearings or remittals from courts to Children's Hearings had been exposed to violence in the family home.

Date: 12th July 2017
Category: Child poverty

A report on the life chances of young people in Scotland has been published which includes recommendations on employment, housing and mental health.

Date: 12th July 2017
Category: Policies & procedures

A new interim report released by Youthlink details the progress that has been made in youth work since the launch of the National Youth Work Strategy in 2014.

Date: 12th July 2017
Category: Child justice system

The Scottish Government has released its first report on progress made since the Youth Justice Strategy was published in June 2015.

Date: 12th July 2017
Category: Special protection measures

Young people from across Europe joined Deputy First Minister John Swinney at the launch of the Institute for Inspiring Children's Futures which will work to tackle the root causes of social inequality and adverse childhood experiences.

Date: 12th July 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has released its Fundamental Rights report 2017 which includes recommendations on child poverty, social exclusion and protecting unaccompanied children.

Date: 10th July 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

Together have written a briefing for members on the consultation that has been launced on a proposed Bill on Equal Protection for children.

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Health and health services

The Scottish Government have recently published a new set of Health and Social Care Standards entitled 'My support, my life' which set out what should be expected when using health, social care or social work services in Scotland.

Date: 28th June 2017
Category:

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has launched a paper which sets out proposed changes to education which Scottish Government hope will result in raising attainment and closing the equity gap.

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: School exclusions

The Scottish Government has published updated guidance on managing school exclusions.

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

A recent poll undertaken with teachers from across Scotland shows that over half have witnessed or experienced hate crime in the last two years.

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

Following the publication of the report last year by the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion, the Scottish Government have released their response which also outlines actions they will take to take forward the recommendations of the advisory group.

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Bullying

A report has been released by Children in Scotland on bullying and harassment of children and young people which aims to bring together children and young people's voices and experiences of bullying in school settings.

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

A new report on child health has found that child health outcomes in the UK are among some of the worst in Western Europe, particularly in area such as infant mortality.

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Both the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights were kept off the agenda of the Queens Speech despite the commitment the Conservative party have made in their manifesto to reassess the current domestic human rights legislation.

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Health and health services

Sex educators and campaigners have raised concerns over the validity of the results of a new study which claims that cutting spending on sex education is the key to reducing teenage pregnancy rates.

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

A recent report published by UNICEF has found that the UK Government still has some way to go in ensuring it meets the commitments of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that it made in relation to children.

Date: 28th June 2017
Category: Respect for the views of the child

A statement has been released by national partner networks of Eurochild which calls for the rights of children and young people to be protected and championed during the Brexit process.