Date: 8th April 2024
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation

The Scottish Government has released the latest official annual Children's Social Work Statistics, covering child protection processes from August 2022 to July 2023. Key findings include a 4% increase in the number of children on the Child Protection Register compared to the previous year, with 5% of them not yet born. Additionally, there was a 2% decrease in the number of children registered onto the Child Protection Register during the same period.

Date: 8th April 2024
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Each year, #IWill recruits young people aged 10-24 from all across the UK as #IWill Ambassadors. They come from a variety of backgrounds, but all have one thing in common – a passion to make a difference to communities and society.

Date: 8th April 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles, Non-discrimination

This paper is written by Kate Nevens and Ellie Hutchinson in collaboration with Zero Tolerance. The paper looks at the state of girls’ Human Rights in Scotland- across areas such as safety, education, play, health and participation.

Date: 8th April 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Incorporation

For the first time, the Welsh Government has been found to have breached its duties under the Children & Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011. The case should be of particular interest to Scotland as we approach UNCRC incorporation coming into force on 16th July 2024.

Date: 8th April 2024
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Recreation, play and cultural activities

Play is a fundamental right; it builds resilience, instils confidence and helps children develop. But children need time to play. That’s where we need policies, training and funding to get play integrated in education and community settings.

Date: 8th April 2024
Category: Violence against children, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Save the Children reports that nearly 26,000 children in Gaza, representing over two percent of the child population, have been killed or injured in the past six months of conflict, severely straining the already fragile health system and disrupting education.

Date: 8th April 2024
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We're excited to share that Together is now officially a Living Wage Employer, this is to ensure that our team receives fair pay to enable them to have a decent standard of living.

Date: 8th April 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

Together is delighted to announce that we have taken on the role as Chair of the Rights of the Child (UK) Coalition. This new role has been made possible thanks to funding from Cattanach.

Date: 26th March 2024
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Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) is delighted to launch our new Strategic Plan for 2024 – 2032!

Date: 26th March 2024
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Scottish Government has responded directly to children and young people about the UN Committee's recommendations in a child-friendly summary. Together welcomes the Scottish Government’s efforts to keep children and young people informed, empowering them to oversee and scrutinise progress.

Date: 21st March 2024
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

On Thursday the 21st of March 2024, we published our child-friendly version of Scottish Governments Consultation Analysis Report.  This report is the fourth in the series and shares what the Scottish Government asked, how people answered and what children and young people told us during our Investigations.

Date: 20th March 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Together has been working closely with our members and supporters to develop our approach for our State of Children's Rights Report 2024. Between October – December 2023, we conducted a series of interviews with 11 organisations to support early planning around methodologies and resources. Since February 2024, we have been working closely with five organisations as part of a ‘Development Phase’ engaging with babies, children and young people and providing feedback on our draft facilitator and child-friendly resources, which will be used to support this next phase.

Date: 13th March 2024
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles

The Fostering Network in Scotland is recruiting new members for their Young People's Advisory Board.

Date: 13th March 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

In just two weeks, Together will launch its new Strategic Plan for 2024-32. The new plan will guide everything that we do to ensure Scotland implements its latest ‘to do list’ from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.                              

Date: 12th March 2024
Category: General principles, Special protection measures

The Connecting Families team of Families Outside has rolled out peer support groups for family members affected by imprisonment across Scotland. The two peer support groups include one in Inverness for primary aged children affected by the imprisonment of a family member.

Date: 12th March 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

The Way Forward for Families Fund (previously known as the Partnership Drug Initiative) is now open to applications from organisations that support children and families impacted by drugs and alcohol.

Date: 12th March 2024
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, General principles

RSM UK is currently undertaking research for the Scottish Government with the Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities research at Heriot-Watt University (I-SPHERE). They are keen to speak with people who have lived experience of hidden homelessness, either currently or historically. 

Date: 12th March 2024
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General principles

The Co-op and Barnardo’s have partnered up to tackle barriers to social mobility across the UK, with the aim of improving young people’s health, happiness, and access to opportunities. They are seeking to engage a group of young people in and around Shawlands to help them understand what other young people want to see improved and what they’d benefit from in their area.

Date: 12th March 2024
Category: General principles, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This report is the latest in a series – commissioned by Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland from the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University. It builds on calculations which find that across the UK it cost at least £166,000 to bring up a child at a socially acceptable standard of living in 2023.

Date: 12th March 2024
Category: Violence against children, General principles

The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Ms. Reem Alsalem, made a 10-day visit to the UK in February. During this visit she emphasized that it’s crucial for the UK Government and devolved administrations to take immediate action to eradicate all forms of violence against women and girls.