Raising the minimum age of army recruitment in Britain

Date: 30th April 2013
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Child Soldiers International makes the case for raising the minimum age of army recruitment to 18 (currently set at 16) in the British armed forces, in a new report published in April 2013.

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£50 million investment into new Big Lottery Fund Trust in Scotland

Date: 29th April 2013
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A massive investment into a new trust by the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland this week is set to transform two priority areas of social care in Scotland.

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Ground-breaking Scottish Guardianship Service a model for others

Date: 26th April 2013
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

The Scottish Guardianship Service, delivered in partnership between Aberlour Childcare Trust and Scottish Refugee Council, has helped to support more than 100 unaccompanied young people going through the asylum system, some of who are victims of trafficking.

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NGO Group for the CRC has become Child Rights Connect

Date: 24th April 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

To reflect the growth of their activities over the past 30 years, beyond the Convention on the Rights of the Child to all areas of child rights, the NGO Group for the CRC have changed their name to Child Rights Connect.

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Border Agency criticised for separating children from parents

Date: 24th April 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The United Kingdom's Border Agency separated 200 children from their parents between 2009 and 2012, which caused them adverse effects such as emotional distress, nightmares, insomnia, weight loss and feelings of "extreme isolation".

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Teenager wins ruling on detention of 17-year-olds

Date: 24th April 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The right to contact an 'appropriate adult' now extends to 17-year-olds, after a teenager successfully challenged the law which treats 17-year-olds in police custody as adults, not children.

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Creative Enterprise Fund (1)

Date: 23rd April 2013
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Want to get into the creative industries? Do you have an enterprising idea or project? The Creative Enterprise Fund can offer awards of up to £200 for individuals or £750 for groups of three of more young people, where two thirds of any group are aged between 15-22.

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CashBack for Communities Youth Work Fund (1)

Date: 23rd April 2013
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YouthLink Scotland is delighted to announce the launch of the latest round of the CashBack for Communities Youth Work Fund 2013/14. The closing date for all submissions is 5pm on Friday 3rd May 2013.

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Booking open for Together's seminar in Aberdeenshire

Date: 22nd April 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

Booking is currently open for Together's 2013 State of Children's Rights seminar in Aberdeenshire.

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EU states slow to respond to human trafficking - 15% victims are children

Date: 19th April 2013
Category: Access to appropriate information

Only 6 out of the 27 EU Member States have fully transposed the EU Anti-Trafficking Directive into their national legislation, with the deadline having expired on 6th April 2013.

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