Date: 26th March 2012
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The Gannochy Trust has funding for charities through four themes: inspiring young people; improving the quality of life of the disadvantaged and vulnerable; supporting and developing community amenities and care for the natural and man-made environment.

Date: 23rd March 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Equal protection from violence

In a letter to the UK, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, urges more of a focus on rehabilitation of youth offenders.

Date: 19th March 2012
Category: Disabled children, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Scotland's first Carers Parliament will be held on Monday 1 October 2012 in the Scottish Parliament.

Date: 19th March 2012
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The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which was established to support projects in the area of learning disability and to aid the care and relief of those affected by learning disability by making grants to voluntary organisations within the UK and the Republic of Ireland working in this field.

Date: 16th March 2012
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A new fund aimed at unlocking the potential of Scotland's children and young people has been launched by the Big Lottery Fund.

Date: 13th March 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

The Joint Committee on Human Rights today announces a short inquiry into the role and independence of the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England.

Date: 12th March 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Young children taken into care in Scotland can suffer from long-term mental health problems which desperately need to be tackled according to a major charity.

Date: 9th March 2012
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The Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is the leading HIV and sexual health charity in the UK. The Trust has re-launched its national Hardship Fund which provides financial assistance for people living with HIV who are in severe financial need.

Date: 5th March 2012
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The Trust which was set up by the author J K Rowling has two broad areas of funding: Research into the causes, treatment and possible cures of Multiple Sclerosis; and charities and projects that alleviate social deprivation, with a particular emphasis on women's and children's issues.

Date: 2nd March 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Parents in Scotland face some of the highest childcare costs in the UK with only one in five local authorities reporting they can afford to subsidise early years care.

Date: 2nd March 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review

Twenty States signed the new Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a complaints mechanism

Date: 2nd March 2012
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LandAid, the property industry's charity which supports projects that help disadvantaged or homeless people (particularly young people) has announced that its grants programme is due to re-open for applications on the 1st May 2012.

Date: 1st March 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Scottish Government has asked CHILDREN 1ST, along with a number of other organisations, to organise discussion groups to gather views to be used in the National Parenting Strategy.

Date: 20th February 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities calls for civil society inputs on the implementation of the Article 9 on accessibility of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Date: 20th February 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Scottish Government is developing a national parenting strategy to raise the value and importance of parenting, while also recognising that it can be difficult at times.

Date: 20th February 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

The Optional Protocol to the CRC on a complaints mechanism for children will open for signature at a signing ceremony on 28 February at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Date: 14th February 2012
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Doran Review is currently looking at how best to provide for the needs of Scottish children and young people with the most complex learning needs.

Date: 14th February 2012
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Happy Days provides holidays, residential trips, days out and theatre trips for disadvantaged young people, aged between 3 and 17, with special needs.

Date: 10th February 2012
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The trust considers most types of charitable activities, but priority is generally given to support organisations that focus on the alleviation of child suffering and deprivation.

Date: 7th February 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Parents should be banned from smacking their children because of the risk that "today's smack will become tomorrow's punch", the Royal College of Paediatrics has warned.