Date: 22nd October 2021
Category: Incorporation

The judges unanimously decided that four sections of the Bill go beyond the powers of the Scottish Parliament.Together responded to the decision by coordinating a joint letter to the Scottish Government urging it to work at pace to address the Court’s concerns.

Date: 22nd October 2021
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A survey has been launched to gather the views and experiences of LGBT young people aged 13-25, and provide a snapshot of life in Scotland today. Topics include: education, the NHS, mental health, coming out, safety, work, home life, representation and the media.

Date: 22nd October 2021
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Neurodivergent young people aged 16 – 25 are invited to join a stakeholder group to share their opinion on what services and resources they would like to see Salvesen Mindroom Centre deliver.

Date: 22nd October 2021
Category: Bullying

Running from Monday 15th November – Friday 19th November, this year’s campaign theme has been co-designed with young people to show that even the smallest act of kindness can have a huge impact on other people around us and can break the bullying cycle.

Date: 22nd October 2021
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After an extremely challenging year for the sector, this is an opportunity to celebrate those whose work you think deserves to be recognised.

Date: 22nd October 2021
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The National Participatory Budgeting Strategic Group has published a framework for the future of participatory budgeting (PB) in Scotland. The framework sets out shared intentions and ambitions for PB and, looking ahead, outlines a series of priority recommendations to be carried forward.

Date: 22nd October 2021
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For Starcatchers’ milestone 15th birthday, it shares with us the impact it has had delivering five engagement projects over the past year to children from birth to aged five.

Date: 22nd October 2021
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

To help support the participation of children and young people in Professor Ken Muir’s Education Reform Consultation, we have joined Children’s Parliament and Scottish Youth Parliament to provide a range of resources! There is also an opportunity for young people, agencies and organisations to share their views independently. 

Date: 22nd October 2021
Category: UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published its follow-up report on the UK’s implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This report will help inform the CEDAW Committee’s assessment of the UK’s progress in implementing Committee recommendations issued during the last review in 2019.

Date: 22nd October 2021
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#WhyOurHumanRightsActMatters is the latest campaign by BIHR which aims to gather information and evidence on what the Human Rights Act means to individuals, groups and organisations around the UK.

Date: 22nd October 2021
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This recognition means more accountability from governments to ensure we live in a world with a safe and stable climate, a toxic-free environment, with clean air, access to safe water and adequate sanitation, healthy and sustainably produced food and thriving biodiversity and ecosystems.

Date: 22nd October 2021
Category: Child poverty

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, is conducting a worldwide study to discover the reasons why people and families who are eligible for certain benefits don’t receive them.

Date: 22nd October 2021
Category: UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child 2021, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committees have issued a joint statement.

Date: 22nd October 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Closing date: 27th October

Date: 1st October 2021
Category: Incorporation

The UK Supreme Court will hand down its judgement on Wednesday 6th October 2021. The Court will give its decision on whether the UNCRC Incorporation Bill goes beyond the powers of the Scottish Parliament.

Date: 1st October 2021
Category: Equal protection from violence

This non-statutory national Guidance outlines how statutory and non-government agencies should work together with parents, families and communities to prevent harm to children.

Date: 1st October 2021
Category: Child justice system, Special protection measures

A new report outlining the developments in national policy, practice and research to inform Scotland’s Baranhus model has been published. Alongside this, Scottish Government circulated its vision of the Barnahus model, detailing how it should be implemented and the values that should underpin the model.

Date: 1st October 2021
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Young people aged 12-25 are encouraged to #HaveYourSay on the future of National 4 and National 5 assessments, by completing a short survey. Findings will help to inform Scottish Youth Parliament’s work on this issue.

Date: 1st October 2021
Category: UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

The Committee of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) made several recommendations to the UK Government to improve women's equality and rights. Engender has created both a Scottish and four-nations report, offering an accurate picture to CEDAW of what women’s equality and rights look like within the UK.

Date: 1st October 2021
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A collation of Scottish civil society has presented questions to the UK and Scottish Governments querying the actions being taken by governments to address concerns following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.