Date: 28th August 2013
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Visit Together's Twitter page here.

Date: 28th August 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The submissions received in response to the Education and Culture Committee's call for written evidence on the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill have been published on the Scottish Parliament website.

Date: 25th August 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The report on Member States' Policies on Children with Disabilities prepared by Milieu has been published, as well as the country reports.

Date: 9th August 2013
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YouthLink Scotland is delighted to announce the launch of the CashBack for Creativity Dance Fund for 2013/14.

Date: 8th August 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Child health experts from Australia and New Zealand have launched a campaign to overturn laws allowing parents to use physical punishment against children in the name of discipline.

Date: 8th August 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The UN has launched a 12-month public education campaign designed to raise awareness of homophobic and transphobic violence and discrimination, and to foster respect for the human rights of LGBT people.

Date: 5th August 2013
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Young Start is a grants programme that distributes money from dormant bank accounts and aims to create opportunities for children and young people aged between 8 and 24 to help them realise their potential.

Date: 2nd August 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has called on the Scottish Government to strengthen human rights protection as they consider new legislation on children's rights.

Date: 31st July 2013
Category: Non-discrimination, General measures of implementation

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has published its concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Date: 29th July 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Responding to the call for written evidence on the recently launched Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill, the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) said proposed duties on ministers regarding the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) failed to go far enough.

Date: 26th July 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

Together has submitted its response to the Education and Culture Committee's call for written evidence on the general principles of the Children and Young People Bill.

Date: 25th July 2013
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The UK Government has announced that it intends to end the practice of routinely strip-searching young offenders upon first arrival at youth offender institutions, the Howard League for Penal Reform announced in June 2013.

Date: 25th July 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) held its 55th session from 8th to 26th July 2013 and the UK state report is now available.

Date: 24th July 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

European Network for Children of Imprisoned Parents (Eurochips) has announced the official launch of the COPING Research Final Report.

Date: 23rd July 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) (previously European Alliance for Families) is an evidence-based online platform, providing information about policies that can help children and their families face up to the challenges that exist in the current economic climate in Europe, and are seeking to engage with stakeholders.

Date: 23rd July 2013
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Community Food and Health (Scotland) has an annual development fund (previously known as the annual small grants scheme) open to groups and agencies in Scotland who would like to improve access to, and take up of, a healthy, varied and balanced diet.

Date: 23rd July 2013
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Zero Tolerance is currently running some peer research with young people in Scotland between 14 and 19 years old into their perceptions of relationships and sex.

Date: 23rd July 2013
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A national programme is available to groups and organisations across Scotland with funds provided by ScotRail, as part of their commitment to their social and corporate responsibilities.

Date: 22nd July 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

Together has released a briefing to help inform responses to the call for written evidence of the general principles of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill. The deadline for submissions is this Friday (26th July 2013).

Date: 22nd July 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

Together has released a briefing on incorporation of the UNCRC with regard to the Children and Young People Bill.