Latest statistics show fewer children in care in Scotland

Date: 27th May 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Scottish Government has published new statistics on children and young people in care, showing a small drop in the number of children being looked after.

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Children’s commissioners call for ban on legal assault of children in UK

Date: 27th May 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Commissioner Nicola Killean, alongside other Children’s commissioners from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, is urging Westminster to ensure that all children across the UK receive the same legal protection from assault as adults.

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Save the Children urges UK Government to tackle high rise in child poverty

Date: 27th May 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

At the request of the UK Government’s Child Poverty Taskforce, Save the Children gathered views from children, families, and local workers as part of its No Limits to Childhood campaign .

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Call to raise age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland

Date: 27th May 2025
Category: Special protection measures, General principles, General measures of implementation

Invisible Traffick is calling for the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland to be raised from 10 to 16, arguing that criminalising young children fails to protect them and ignores the reality of child exploitation.

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Eurochild annual report and achievements 2024

Date: 27th May 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

This annual report by Eurochild highlights its key achievements throughout 2024 in promoting and protecting children’s rights across Europe.

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Nearly every child in Gaza is facing starvation

Date: 27th May 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

More than 93% of children in Gaza, around 930,000 are now at serious risk of famine, according to Save the Children. New figures from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global authority on hunger, reveal a worsening food crisis in the region.

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Together congratulates newly elected officeholders of the UN Committee

Date: 27th May 2025
Category:

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (‘UN Committee’) has recently held an election for new officeholders. Below is a list of the elected members:

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Qualifications for teachers of children and young people with sensory impairments

Date: 27th May 2025
Category:

Closing date: 4 th July 2025

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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Date: 1st May 2025
Category: Child rights impact assessments, Best interests of the child, Respect for the views of the child, Incorporation, Policy and strategy

Together is pleased to be one of more than 110 organisations backing a joint parliamentary briefing ahead of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Second Reading in the House of Lords on 1 May.

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Human rights for anti-racism in education

Date: 1st May 2025
Category: Inclusive education, Education, including vocational education

The Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) has developed a new online resource exploring the links between anti-racism and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This free, accessible resource supports teachers and educators in embedding anti-racist principles into their everyday practice. It connects human rights education with practical approaches to tackling racial inequality.

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