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Date: 23rd June 2014
Category:
Equal protection from violence
Bruce Adamson has written a blog outlining the need to give children in Scotland the same protection from assault as adults.
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Date: 20th June 2014
Category:
UNCRC Optional Protocols and General Comments
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has published a set of UK recommendations on its implementation of children's rights in relation to Optional Protocol 1 to the UNCRC.
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Date: 19th June 2014
Category:
Civil Rights and Freedoms
Police Scotland announced that it is to end the practice of consensual stop searches on children under the age of 12, to a Holyrood Committee on 19th June 2014.
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Date: 18th June 2014
Category:
Family Environment and Alternative Care, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
A new report from Growing Up in Scotland explores family and school influences on children's social and emotional well-being at age 7.
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Date: 17th June 2014
Category:
Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
'Giving children and young people a sporting chance: Scotland's sport strategy for children and young people' has been published to help fulfill the vision of lifelong participation in sport for all children and young people.
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Date: 13th June 2014
Category:
Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
A new report sets out the key messages from a study to examine young people's views on how to better support young people experiencing poverty to achieve at school and in life.
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Date: 6th June 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
Together has responded to the Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee's call for views on the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill.
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Date: 6th June 2014
Category:
Civil Rights and Freedoms
The European Commission has recommended that the EU introduce common minimum rules on the definition of criminal offences and measures that will guarantee special safeguards for children during criminal court proceedings.
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Date: 5th June 2014
Category:
General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
Together has responded to the Scottish Government consultation on proposals to update the arrangements in place for children involved in performances in Scotland.
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Date: 5th June 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
Brazil has become the 38th State in the world to ban physical punishment in all settings, including the home, in their national legislation.
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Date: 3rd June 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation
As Glasgow gears up to host the Commonwealth Games this summer, the Scottish Human Rights Commission has been working with the Games Organising Committee and others to adopt a human rights policy.
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Date: 3rd June 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has published 12 recommendations aimed at improving the targeting, effectiveness and transparency of the use of stop and search tactics by Police Scotland.
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Date: 1st June 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
A special global progress report has been published on universal prohibition of corporal punishment, including examples of how States can work collaboratively and highlighting research carried out.
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Date: 30th May 2014
Category:
UK 1st periodic review
Belgium has become the 11th country to ratify Optional Protocol 3 to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on a communications procedure.
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Date: 29th May 2014
Category:
Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Nominations are now open for the 2014 respectme Anti-Bullying Awards, set out to celebrate some of the great anti-bullying work being carried out across Scotland and recognising efforts of the adults and children and young people involved.
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Date: 23rd May 2014
Category:
UK 1st periodic review
On 23rd May 2014, the UK Government published its fifth report on progress of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Date: 19th May 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
The National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland has been refreshed to ensure that it is relevant and up to date for local agencies and practitioners.
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Date: 18th May 2014
Category:
Family Environment and Alternative Care
The Scottish Parliament Equal Opportunities Committee released its 1st fathers and parenting inquiry report on 18th May 2014.
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Date: 12th May 2014
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Contact a Family is calling on all family members who care for children and young people with additional needs or disabilities to take part in some important research about family finances and the impact of welfare reforms.
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Date: 12th May 2014
Category:
General measures of implementation
This is a consultation on the first set of draft Regulations for the Act, seeking views relating to prescribed information, functions, outcomes and interpretations.
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