Making age assurance work for children online

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Age assurances are methods to differentiate the age or age-range of an online user. This new report ‘But how do they know it is a child?’ examines the common approaches to age assurance, including their strengths, weaknesses and sets out the common standards that must underpin widespread adoption.

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Volunteer opportunity to become a peer supporter

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Diabetes Scotland is looking for young people aged 18-24 with type 1 diabetes to assist in deivering youth peer support projects.

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EU children at risk of becoming ‘undocumented’

Date: 8th April 2021
Category:

The Children’s Society has expressed concerns at the low number of care-experienced children registering under the EU Settlement Scheme.

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Take part in the International Care Experienced Day of Remembrance

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Take part in first ever International Care Experienced Day of Remembrance, on 30 th April 2021 as part of Care Experienced History Month.

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EU Child Guarantee and Children's Rights Strategy launched

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

These two EU instruments set a clear framework for action by EU countries and institutions, to respect, protect and fulfil children’s rights, across all levels of government.

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Learning and lesson plans for Care Experienced History Month

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Introduce children and young people to different types of care today and explore the history of Care Experienced people using these lesson plans. These plans are accompanied by teacher support packs to help facilitate conversations and to provide details of support available to children with Care Experience.

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Parties commit to Barnahus model ahead of Scottish Parliament election

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Both Scottish Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party have shared commitments in campaign speeches to adopt a form of the ‘Barnahus’ model to Scotland’s own justice system.

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Scotland’s #PassTheParty celebrations

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Incorporation

Across Scotland and beyond, children, young people and their supporters have been joining to #PassTheParty and celebrate the Bill. Together hosted an online party and created a mural to showcase how people have been marking the occasion

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Together responds to Armed Forces Bill consultation

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Armed conflict, UNCRC Optional Protocols and General Comments

Our response highlights key children’s rights concerns arising from armed forces recruitment and calls for the minimum age of recruitment to be increased to 18.

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Together responds to Independent Human Rights Act Review

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Our response highlights that the Human Rights Act is a powerful and essential mechanism in upholding children’s human rights, and must be protected from any amendments which could diminish its effectiveness.

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