Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Closing date: 31st August 2020

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: General Comments

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is seeking comments on a preliminary draft of a General Comment which for first time explores children’s rights in the digital world.

Date: 21st August 2020
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The Information Commissioner has issued the Age Appropriate Design Code, which is a statutory code of practice setting out specific protections for children and young people’s data and requiring companies to provide a much higher level of privacy protection by default.

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted community engagement with health and social care activities in different ways. Healthcare Improvement Scotland is looking for tips, learning or interesting examples from health and social care of engagement activities happening at a distance.

Date: 20th August 2020
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The Children and Young People’s Panel on Europe has led a two-week social media campaign highlighting members’ key asks of the Scottish and UK Government in relation to Brexit. Whilst 21st August 2020 marks the end of the social media campaign, the Panel’s “What Happens After Brexit?” survey will remain open until 15th September 2020.

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education

The Deputy First Minister’s announcement on 11th August 2020 followed protests by young people at the downgrading of results by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) - affecting almost  76,000 pupils. Protests highlighted the disproportionate impact on young people attending schools in areas of deprivation. John Swinney’s announcement sought to resolve the issue by reinstating teachers’ estimated grades.

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Eight key policy briefings have been developed to highlight areas of human rights concern during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify how rights can be used to inform Scotland’s recovery.

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

ASH Scotland is seeking the views of staff and volunteers working with young carers to inform its future engagement with young carers' services. The survey also intends to discover how ASH Scotland can offer the best support to improve young carers’ health and wellbeing, particularly in relation to smoking uptake and exposure to second-hand smoke.

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Children (Scotland) Bill seeks to introduce changes on how disputes within families over the care of a child are resolved. Stage 2 amendments have been made and the final stage of the Bill is now imminent.

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Results of Children’s Parliament’s monthly national wellbeing survey for children aged eight to 14 have been published. The results span from April to June 2020 and cover the following topics: learning, family and friends, health and wellbeing, access to information, expressing opinions and experiencing rights, worries and feeling good.

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This new report builds on the results of a survey of just over 5,000 new and expectant parents. It reveals a mixed picture of their COVID-19 lockdown experience and makes several calls to action to build back better.

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The research, commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, focused on civil society organisations in England and Wales. In it, the ‘international human rights framework’ refers to all international human rights treaties and review mechanisms committed to by the UK.

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Children in situations of exploitation, Child trafficking

All 187 member States of the International Labour Organization have now ratified its Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour 1999 (Convention No. 182). This means children now have greater legal protection against the worst forms of child labour, such as slavery, sexual exploitation, the use of children in armed conflict or other illicit or hazardous work that compromises children’s rights.

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

This bulletin explores the human rights implications of member states’ measures to tackle COVID-19 between 1st-30th June 2020. 

Date: 20th August 2020
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To celebrate 30 years of research by UNICEF Innocenti, a collection of research conducted during this time has been published. The collection highlights the evolution of a small research institute focusing on interpreting the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to overseeing a broad portfolio of research on key issues for children and young people.

Date: 7th August 2020
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

Together has produced an updated assessment of Scottish Government’s approach to COVID-19 and the impact on children’s human rights.

Date: 7th August 2020
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A new survey seeks insight on the ways young carers’ health and wellbeing needs can be met, particularly in relation to smoking, vaping and exposure to second-hand smoke.

Date: 6th August 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

A new report has captured the experiences of young people, parents, carers, and professionals in relation to virtual Children’s Hearings which have taken place over lockdown. It highlights that the move to online hearings has created challenges for ensuring the meaningful participation of the child and their families.

Date: 6th August 2020
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Scottish students received their exam results on Tuesday 4th August after school exams were cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Overall pass rates were higher than the previous year but a significant number of awards were downgraded from teacher estimates, particularly for young people attending schools in areas of deprivation.

Date: 6th August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This report provides insight into the effects of lockdown and enforced social isolation upon children and young people aged 12-24 across Scotland’s 32 local authority areas. The research focussed specifically on emotional wellbeing before and during lockdown, and experiences of online bullying and prejudice during lockdown.