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Date: 30th July 2019
Category:
Protection from abuse or neglect, Child justice system
Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) released the figures on 25th July. They show that in the last year, 12,869 children and young people in Scotland were referred to the Children’s Reporter and 31,653 Children’s Hearings were held.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Respect for the views of the child
SCRA has launched a new suite of materials to provide information and support to children and young people on how to complain if they wish to.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting
The review of the first phase of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP) has now been published.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Mental health
COSLA and Scottish Government have jointly published the recommendations of the Children & Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce, setting out a blueprint for improving the mental health of young people in Scotland.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Young carers
The festival takes place every year and provides a chance for young carers to have a break from their caring role, meet other young carers, take part in consultation and most importantly, have fun.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Recreation, play and cultural activities
Street Play is an initiative that allows communities to close local roads free-of-charge so that children can play safely outside and close to their homes.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Recreation, play and cultural activities
The September 2019 trial will see vehicles banned from roads surrounding six schools at the beginning and end of the school day.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Mental health, Family Environment and Alternative Care
NSPCC has launched a campaign calling for perinatal mental health support for every mum, so that every baby and every family gets a fair start.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Optional protocol on a communications procedure
Individual complaints adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child during its latest session (13 May 2019 - 31 May 2019) are now available online.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Respect for the views of the child
The report on child rights and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) includes, for the first time, a section presenting children's views.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
A UN inter-governmental working group has published a revised draft for a proposed treaty on business and human rights.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Education, including vocational education
The new resolution, adopted on 11th July, expresses concern at the 262 million children and young people globally who do not attend school, recognising that girls are disproportionately represented in this figure.
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Date: 30th July 2019
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Education, including vocational education
Barnardo’s Scotland is running a consultation via Survey Monkey to gather more information from those working in Education about the role of Supervision could play in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of staff.
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Date: 25th July 2019
Category:
Care Experienced children, Education, including vocational education, Non-discrimination
From September, applicants with care experience will be guaranteed an undergraduate place at university if they meet the minimum entry requirements.
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Date: 15th July 2019
Category:
Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting
Complete our survey to help shape our 2019 State of Children’s Rights report! Your input will help build a picture of the current state of children’s rights in Scotland and identify where further work is needed.
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Date: 15th July 2019
Category:
Right to life, survival and development, Respect for the views of the child, Child poverty
The group of 10-year-olds joined the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights before he formally presented his UK report to the UN Human Rights Council.
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Date: 15th July 2019
Category:
Child poverty
The Scottish Government has published its first annual progress report under the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017.
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Date: 15th July 2019
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Is Scotland on track to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals it signed up to four years ago? A new report from Oxfam Scotland, the University of the West of Scotland and SDG Network Scotland assesses progress and what more needs done.
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Date: 15th July 2019
Category:
Age of criminal responsibility, Child justice system
Materials from the National Youth Justice Conference 2019 are now available online.
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Date: 15th July 2019
Category:
Family Environment and Alternative Care
The report sets out key learning points following a national review of Part 12 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
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