Date: 6th September 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

The Scottish Government has published its official plans for 2022-23. Key themes include addressing the cost-of-living crisis, child poverty, education, care, justice and mental health.

Date: 12th August 2022
Category:

Together is holding its next AGM on 20th September 2022 and are seeking to appoint two new Trustees to join the Board. We are particularly keen for applicants with skills in financial management and HR and employment support.

Date: 2nd August 2022
Category: Child justice system

In a new blog, Dr Claire Lightowler shares emerging findings from her research to better understand the legal needs of children and young people in conflict with the law.

Date: 2nd August 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Scotland’s highest civil court has upheld a challenge against Edinburgh Council’s refusal to accept a homeless application from a family with six children.

Date: 2nd August 2022
Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

A big thank you to all our members, children and young people for their responses to our recent survey on urgent issues which effect children and young people in Scotland. Your responses will help us write a report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, highlighting what the Scottish and UK governments should be doing to better respect, protect and fulfil children’s rights.

Date: 2nd August 2022
Category: Armed conflict

Charlotte Cooper, Campaigns Coordinator at CRIN, gives an update of their campaign to end recruitment of children by the British armed forces. She writes about their activities in the first half of 2022.

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: Awareness-raising, Incorporation, Respect for the views of the child, Disabled children

Gregor, a participant in our Rights Right Now! project, has been featured in the recent edition of Enable magazine! He talks about his involvement in the project, which aimed to support meaningful and inclusive participation of children and young people as Scotland moves to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: General measures of implementation, Incorporation

The Year of Childhood 2021 saw the passage of the UNCRC Incorporation Bill and Children’s Parliament’s 25th birthday. During the year, Children’s Parliament explored childhood through the lens of children’s human rights, raising awareness and understanding amongst the adult workforce.

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: General measures of implementation, Disabled children

An accessible and inclusive neighbourhood is crucial for children and young people to thrive. The Health and Social Care Alliance (the ALLIANCE), Disability Equality Scotland, and Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland have reported their findings following an event series exploring 20-minute neighbourhoods.

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: Care Experienced children, Child poverty

Recent research completed by the University of Liverpool has found that a rise in child poverty over the last five years (2015-20) correlated with an additional 10,351 children being removed from their homes and taken into local authority care in England.

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: Freedom of thought, conscience and religion, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The High Court ruled that the complete focus on Christianity, to the exclusion of all other faiths, failed to approach religious education in an “objective, critical and pluralist manner”.

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: Care Experienced children

The Day of General Discussion (DGD) 2021 focused on children’s rights in alternative care. The report sets out recommendations for government, civil society actors and human rights institutions made by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: Non-discrimination

The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a new resolution which calls upon governments to repeal laws which exclusively or disproportionately target or criminalise women and girls, as well as urging governments to protect and fulfil the right to reproductive and sexual health.

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

On 28th July, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution that says everyone on the planet has a right to a healthy environment. The General Assembly recognised climate change and environmental degradation as some of the most pressing threats to humanity’s future.

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Closing Date: 12th August 2022

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: Special protection measures

Closing date: 19th August 2022

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

Closing date: 26th August 2022

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Closing date: 25th October 2022

Date: 26th July 2022
Category: General measures of implementation, Awareness-raising, Incorporation, Training

The UNCRC Implementation project has been set up to support local authorities to prepare for the incorporation of the UNCRC. 

Date: 8th July 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

Since the Scottish Parliament made the landmark decision to bring the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law, many people and organisations in Scotland have been thinking about how to prepare for this. This work brought together children and adult experts on children’s rights to discover how children’s rights can be realised across Scotland. It identifies gaps in current knowledge and some of the challenges that may occur when embedding children’s rights.