Date: 23rd January 2015
Category: Child poverty

The Scottish Youth Parliament has launched a survey to better understand the views of young people in relation to poverty in Scotland.

Date: 22nd January 2015
Category: General measures of implementation, Family Environment and Alternative Care

A Court ruling has refused a petition against the "Named Person" provisions contained in Part 4 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, on all counts.

Date: 15th January 2015
Category: Care Experienced children

The Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum has launched a survey to gather views on the provisions in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 which relate to looked after children, care leavers and the professionals who support them.

Date: 13th January 2015
Category: Child poverty

Jim McCormick, Scotland's adviser to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, has examined the Smith Commission report and has highlighted that by omitting supporting with childcare costs, it falls short on poverty reduction.

Date: 12th January 2015
Category:

The Scottish Parliament's Education and Culture Committee is undertaking work on the educational attainment gap in schools and is seeking written evidence.

Date: 1st January 2015
Category: Disabled children

A Bill to promote the use of British Sign Language was introduced by Mark Griffin MSP on 29th October 2014 and the Scottish Parliament Education and Culture Committee has issued a call for evidence with a closing date for submissions of 2nd February 2015.

Date: 31st December 2014
Category: Child poverty

The 'Working at the Edge' series examines the problems that households face due to in-work poverty and this briefing focuses on childcare, highlighting recent legislative developments and the issues which need to be tackled.

Date: 31st December 2014
Category: Incorporation, Protection from abuse or neglect

The first annual report of Scotland's coalition Putting the Baby IN the Bath Water was published in December 2014 and highlights the work of the Coalition and recommendations for the coming year.

Date: 12th December 2014
Category: Special protection measures

Introduced by the Scottish Government, this Bill will establish a specific law to address trafficking & exploitation through slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.

Date: 12th December 2014
Category:

'Conduct of Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood Education in Schools' guidance was published in December 2014 and refers explicitly to the UNCRC.

Date: 12th December 2014
Category: Non-discrimination, Awareness-raising

On 12th December 2014 the Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on promoting young's people's access to rights, in order to foster their autonomy and participation in civil society.

Date: 11th December 2014
Category: General measures of implementation

Announced in December 2014, this is a major step to mainstream children's rights more effectively across European Union's policies and legislation.

Date: 10th December 2014
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

As Scotland celebrated Human Rights Day and the one year anniversary of Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights on 10th December 2014, the current framework of economic and social rights in Scotland was debated and a Holyrood article has pulled some key discussion points together.

Date: 9th December 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

10th December is Human Rights Day, commemorating the date on which the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Date: 9th December 2014
Category: Awareness-raising, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

As part of Scotland's National Action Plan (SNAP) monitoring and accountability framework, the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee led a debate in the Chamber on 4th December on the SNAP Year One Report.

Date: 9th December 2014
Category: Disabled children

Contact a Family are calling for urgent action to address the shocking findings of their Counting the Costs 2014 survey, including disabled children and their families being forced to go without food and heating because of rising bills and benefit cuts.

Date: 9th December 2014
Category: General Comments

Together has received an update on the forthcoming General Comment to the UNCRC on 'Public Spending to Realize Children's Rights' from Professor Jorge Cardona Llorens, member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 9th December 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People (SCCYP) has produced two new briefings on the connection between austerity measures and violations of children's rights and on exploring the issues of fracking from a children's rights perspective.

Date: 28th November 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

The Eurochild Annual Conference 'Children First: Better Public Spending for Better Outcomes for Children & Families' took place in Bucharest on 26th-28th November 2014 and presentations and initial conclusions have now been published.

Date: 25th November 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

The Commissioner's office has been involved in a major participative project to communicate the impacts of austerity policies, which formed part of an international conference last month.