Date: 28th May 2021
Category: Child justice system

Children and young people are encouraged to share their views in a survey about taking part in a Restorative Justice process and on how to improve an awareness raising video.

Date: 28th May 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Strategy includes fifteen actions, covering: membership, policy, representation and influencing, workforce, learning and quality, children and families and value of childminding.

Date: 28th May 2021
Category: COVID-19

This report uncovered the human rights considerations from 48 public authorities using Freedom of Information requests.

Date: 28th May 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

CELCIS wants to identify and create ways to improve children and young people’s experiences when taking part in a hearing. To do this, the Voice and Inclusion Project has been set up for children and young people with care experience to come together to work with CELCIS to share their ideas. If you know a child or a young person aged 12-26 who would like to get involved, get in touch with CELCIS today!

Date: 28th May 2021
Category: UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

New joint Equality Outcomes have been published to act in line with the Equality Act 2010, thereby eliminating discrimination, harassment and victimisation, whilst advancing equal opportunities for individuals with protected characteristics.

Date: 28th May 2021
Category: COVID-19

Sharing young children and families’ experiences of living on low incomes throughout the pandemic, Save the Children hopes to inform practice on how we can best support families as Scotland begins to recover from the pandemic.

Date: 28th May 2021
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities

Together supports Thrive Outdoors’s position statement expressing the value of outdoor play and learning on children and young people’s health and wellbeing.

Date: 28th May 2021
Category:

Closing date: 21st June 2021

Date: 28th May 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Students from Edinburgh University’s Human Rights Clinic presented a valuable webinar looking into legal and non-legal frameworks that can protect, respect and fulfil children’s Right to a healthy environment; how to improve participation of children in environmental issues; and how to enhance children’s access to justice in environmental issues.

Date: 14th May 2021
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

We have supported a joint letter by the Scottish Refugee Council and responded to the UK Government’s consultation to highlight children’s human rights concerns.

Date: 14th May 2021
Category:

Joining Together on placement, Siti will be completing a research project analysing the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 from a children’s rights perspective. Siti will be drawing out learning from this Act to inform Scotland’s implementation of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.

Date: 14th May 2021
Category: Disabled children

It can sometimes be difficult for people with learning disabilities to form relationships, which is why this year’s theme for Scottish Learning Disability Week is relationships, highlighting the importance of having them.

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Clan Childlaw wants to know: What kind of training and resources would support you to protect the rights of care-experienced children and young people in a pandemic?

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

If you work with a child or young person under the age of 25, please encourage them to share their thoughts and feelings on their rights and the needs of their community with Article 12 in Scotland. Responses will feed into the charity’s “Alternative Report” to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Disabled children

National Autistic Society Scotland and ENABLE Scotland are calling for the world’s first commissioner for autistic people and people with a learning disability.  

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Child poverty

One Parent Families Scotland and Oxfam Scotland are calling for a new approach to employability support to help deliver on Scotland’s child poverty targets.

Date: 13th May 2021
Category:

Every child has a right to play under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It provides a life-enhancing daily experience for all children and is essential for children’s wellbeing and development. However, studies show schools are reducing the amount of playtime offered and children now have to be older to play alone.  

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Funding

Charities and community organisations for local projects that focus on supporting children and families, and projects that tackle food poverty are invited to apply for funding.

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: COVID-19

Global leaders are calling for a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response, which would protect human rights in future pandemics.

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Closing date: 30th June 2021