Together celebrates Universal Children’s Day 2018

Date: 21st November 2018
Category: Awareness-raising, Incorporation

Together joined members from across Scotland to celebrate Universal Children’s Day on Tuesday 20 th November at the Children’s Parliament’s National Sitting in Edinburgh and YouthLink Scotland’s National Conference in Glasgow.

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Together meets with UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights to highlight the importance of incorporating the UNCRC to tackle child poverty

Date: 21st November 2018
Category: Child poverty

“Great misery has been inflicted […] on millions of children who are being locked into a cycle of poverty from which most will have great difficulty escaping.”

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UN launch consultation to raise minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14 years old days after Scottish Parliament debate Bill to raise the age from 8 to 12 years old

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: General Comments, Age of criminal responsibility

The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill - to raise the age from age 8 to 12 – was debated at Stage 1 by MSPs in Parliament on Tuesday 13 th November 2018.

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Scotland to become the first country to have LGBTI inclusive education, announces Deputy First Minister John Swinney

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: Education, including vocational education

Scotland will become the first country in the world to have "LGBTI-inclusive education" embedded in the curriculum, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Deputy First Minister John Swinney has told the Scottish Parliament .

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Young people’s voices placed at the heart of Scottish democracy

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child

A new partnership agreement between the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Youth Parliament aims to ensure young people are involved at the heart of politics.

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Implications of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: Equal protection from violence

A new article by Dr Louise Hill at Celcis presents international evidence supporting the proposed Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill and calls for regular public awareness campaigns to promote positive parenting and non-violent forms of discipline to ensure children’s equal right to human dignity and physical integrity is respected.

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“The way forward must be grounded in a human rights-based approach.” Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales on the Adverse Childhood Experience model

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales , has published a policy position statement in which she reflects on the potentials and pitfalls of Adverse Childhood Experiences, commonly referred to as ‘ACES’, being the driver of policy for children, concluding that a human-rights based approach is needed in order to ensure that every child gets an equal chance to fulfil their potential. Holland outlines five principles of a children’s human-rights based approach - embedding children’s rights, non-discrimination and equality, empowerment, participation and accountability – arguing that the positive awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Wales can fit into a wider commitment to ensuring children’s human rights are at the heart of policy and practice:

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Consultation - Mental health support for young people in Scotland

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: Mental health

Closing Date: 14 th December 2018

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Call for comments on Committee on the Rights of the Child Draft revised General Comment No. 10 (2007) on children’s rights in juvenile justice

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: General Comments, Age of criminal responsibility

Closing date: 8 th January 2019

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Consultation on Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: Equal protection from violence

Closing date: 25 th January 2019

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