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Date: 2nd April 2013
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Funding that will see an unprecedented £100k investment in grassroots projects for Scotland's minority ethnic communities was announced on 29th March 2013 by the Scottish charity 'roshni'.
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Date: 2nd April 2013
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Civil Rights and Freedoms
MSP for South Scotland, Jim Hume, has announced his intention to consult on a proposal for a Member's Bill which would ban passive smoking in cars with children.
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Date: 2nd April 2013
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Respect for the views of the child
UNICEF UK consulted children and young people in the UK to understand more about the kind of world they want to live in, and the issues they view as important, as part of the global conversation regarding the development agenda after the Millennium Development Goals reach their deadline in 2015.
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Date: 27th March 2013
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Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
The Growing Confidence initiative aims to promote positive mental health and emotional wellbeing by training parents, carers and practitioners to run Raising Children With Confidence courses, and will now run Scotland-wide.
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Date: 27th March 2013
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Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
A recent evaluation in Glasgow and a systemic review and meta-analysis of Triple P (positive parenting programme) more generally indicate that the long-term effectiveness of the programme is unclear.
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Date: 25th March 2013
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General measures of implementation
The Centre for Rural Childhood, University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) in Scotland is developing a toolkit to help organisations monitor and evaluate reintegration programmes for children.
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Date: 21st March 2013
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UK 1st periodic review
The Committee on the Rights of the Child closed its 62nd session on 1st February 2013, adopting 4 new General Comments.
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Date: 20th March 2013
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Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Respectme are looking for nominations for groups and individuals who deserve to be recognised for their anti-bullying work in Scotland.
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Date: 19th March 2013
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General measures of implementation
The presentation slides from the GUS Annual Conference held in Glasgow on 19th February 2013 are now available.
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Date: 19th March 2013
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UK 1st periodic review
Following a public consultation on section 7 of the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure, the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty (Huw Lewis) has decided that applying the articles of UNCRC to the 18-24 age group will not go forward.
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Date: 14th March 2013
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Respect for the views of the child
A new report, Children and Young People's Views on Participation and Principles for Practice, is available from the Commissioner's website.
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Date: 13th March 2013
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Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
A report providing detailed information of food consumption and the nutrient intakes of infants and young children (four to 18 months) in Scotland is now available on the Scottish Government website.
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Date: 12th March 2013
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Disabled children
There has been a call by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to receive written submissions on 'Women and Girls with Disabilities' for their half day of General Discussion taking place on 17th April 2013.
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Date: 12th March 2013
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Respect for the views of the child
The British Institute of Human Rights are planning their human rights tour for 2013 which will include the opportunity for local voluntary and community sector organisations to host a Tour event.
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Date: 12th March 2013
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UK 1st periodic review, Respect for the views of the child
A review of children and young people's experiences of, and views on issues relating to the implementation of the UNCRC seek evidence.
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Date: 5th March 2013
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UK 1st periodic review
Together have published a briefing to inform responses to the Scottish Human Rights Commission consultation on Scotland's National Action Plan.
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Date: 1st March 2013
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Family Environment and Alternative Care, Respect for the views of the child
The second reading of England's Children and Families Bill took place on 25th February 2013 in the House of Commons. UNICEF UK have released a briefing for the priorities of The Alliance for Reform of the Children's Commissioner.
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Date: 1st March 2013
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Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
UNICEF UK responded to England's public consultation on better measurements of child poverty that closed on 15th February 2013.
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Date: 1st March 2013
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UK 1st periodic review
The Welsh Government have published a progress report on the Children's Rights Scheme and have acknowledged UNICEF UK's role in the development of the legislation and subsequent implementation of the duties.
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Date: 20th February 2013
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General measures of implementation
The long-awaited European Commission Recommendation on child poverty and wellbeing, entitled "Investing in Children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage", was adopted as a part of the Social Investment Package for Growth and Cohesion on 20th February 2013.
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