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Date: 1st April 2015
Category:
Care Experienced children
Extra support and strengthened rights for children and young people in care which were introduced in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 came into effect in Scotland on 1st April 2015.
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Date: 25th March 2015
Category:
Health and health services
The Scottish Government has announced its commitment to protect more children from the effects of second-hand smoke by prohibiting smoking in cars with children on board.
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Date: 24th March 2015
Category:
Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
UK Joint Committee states it would like to see the UNCRC incorporated into UK law, in a report following a short inquiry into compliance with the Convention.
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Date: 20th March 2015
Category:
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
On Friday 20th March 2015, a group of 47 NGOs including Together supported a statement led by UPR info during the UN Human Rights Council 28th session, to call on States to focus on the quality of UPR recommendations, not their quantity.
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Date: 18th March 2015
Category:
Best interests of the child, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Child poverty
The UK Supreme Court rules that the UK Government's £500-a-week cap on benefits is lawful but incompatible with UK obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Date: 17th March 2015
Category:
Young carers
This consultation took place between 22 January and 16 April 2014 and set out the proposals to improve outcomes for carers and young carers across Scotland, and this response analyses the responses received and sets out conclusions and next steps.
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Date: 17th March 2015
Category:
Children in situations of exploitation
The Scottish Government is currently engaging with survivors and relevant organisations to seek views on the Terms of Reference of the National Inquiry into Historical Child Abuse, as well as the attributes of the Chair and Panel.
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Date: 12th March 2015
Category:
General measures of implementation
During the UN Human Rights Council annual day of discussion on 12th March 2015 which focused on "better investment in the rights of the child", SHRC delivered a statement highlighting that more work is needed to protect the human rights of children in Scotland.
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Date: 11th March 2015
Category:
Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting
Together has highlighted the impact of reserved powers on children's rights in Scotland, as part of the UK Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry.
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Date: 11th March 2015
Category:
Children of prisoners
An informative new article on Together's blog written by Nicki Wray (Barnardo's Scotland) highlights the vulnerabilities of children affected by parental imprisonment and how a new Bill has the potential to enhance and further their rights.
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Date: 11th March 2015
Category:
Children in situations of exploitation
In a resolution adopted on the 11th March 2015, the European Parliament strongly emphasised that protecting children and ensuring a safe environment for their development is one of the primary objectives of the EU and Member States.
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Date: 10th March 2015
Category:
Child poverty
"Are we going to pay now upfront, or are we going to pay much more later?" said Jane Connors, development expert at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in the opening speech of the Human Rights Council's annual day on the rights of the child.
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Date: 3rd March 2015
Category:
Incorporation, Awareness-raising
This year's Maternal and Early Years conference theme is the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and a call for abstracts has been issued regarding work undertaken in partnership, including cross agency and cross sector collaborative approaches, to delivering the Act in practice.
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Date: 3rd March 2015
Category:
Respect for the views of the child, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
The European Children's Rights Unit at the University of Liverpool is gathering research on children's views on their rights to feed into the new Children's Rights Strategy of the Council of Europe.
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Date: 2nd March 2015
Category:
General measures of implementation
The 28th session of the Human Rights Council started in Geneva on Monday 2nd March 2015 and this year, the Council's annual day on the rights of the child will be on "better investment in the rights of the child".
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Date: 2nd March 2015
Category:
Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
The protection of human rights including the retention of the Human Rights Act should be among the key priorities it believes the next UK Government should take action on, the Law Society of Scotland said on 2nd March 2015.
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Date: 25th February 2015
Category:
Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting
Together is holding seminars in Dumfries, Ayr, Dundee and Inverness to explore and gather evidence on the implementation of children's rights under the UNCRC.
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Date: 25th February 2015
Category:
Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
Together has received a response to the letter it sent to the Joint Committee on Human Rights which raised the importance of considering the impact of devolution and its complexities, as part of a UK Parliament Inquiry on UK compliance with the UNCRC.
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Date: 19th February 2015
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
A review is being undertaken by Romy Langeland on behalf of the Scottish Government to explore what a theoretical 'centre for excellence for a child's wellbeing' might look like.
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Date: 17th February 2015
Category:
Recreation, play and cultural activities
Over the months preceding National Children's Day UK on Sunday 17th May 2015, settings such as playgroups and nurseries that set examples of excellence in play activities can be nominated as Play Champions!
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