Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Awareness-raising

National Network for Children in Bulgaria has been the forefront of tackling a backlash against children’s rights and has raised concerns around the impact of disinformation, speculation and fake news.

Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Children in situations of exploitation, Protection from abuse or neglect

Closing date 30th July 2019

Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Protection of privacy, Access to appropriate information, Education, including vocational education, Recreation, play and cultural activities

A global consultation with children is taking place for the upcoming General Comment on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment.

Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Funding

Closing date: 23rd August 2019 

Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Equal protection from violence

Closing date: 30th August 2019

Date: 11th July 2019
Category: Incorporation

Together has produced three briefings related to incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law. The first aims to unpick and explain some of the consultation questions and support our members as they consider how to respond. The remaining two briefings are facilitator guides to help plan engagement sessions with children and young people. 

Date: 28th June 2019
Category: Incorporation

Together and the ALLIANCE are hosting two consultation events on the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law. The events will take place in Glasgow on 8th July 2019, and Edinburgh on 11th July.

Date: 28th June 2019
Category: Protection of privacy

Two US cases allege the firm lacks consent to create voiceprints that could let it keep track of a child’s use of Alexa-enabled devices and thus build up a "vast level of detail about the child's life".

Date: 28th June 2019
Category: General measures of implementation

The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) presents a round-up of the latest developments in child and family policy in EU member states in May 2019.

Date: 28th June 2019
Category: Freedom of association and peaceful assembly

For the past several months, dozens of partners, including Child Rights Connect have been involved in defining sector ‘Standards for Child Campaigning’.

Date: 28th June 2019
Category: Children in situations of exploitation, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Scottish Government is consulting on Section 38 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act. This section places a duty on Scottish public authorities to provide information to Police Scotland about a person(s) who is, or appears to be, a victim of human trafficking, slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour.

Date: 25th June 2019
Category: General measures of implementation, Civil Rights and Freedoms

In a letter to third sector stakeholders, the Deputy First Minster, and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, announced Scottish Government's commitment to take forward 18 actions agreed with children and young people. This follows the third annual Cabinet meeting with children and young people from the Children’s Parliament and the Scottish Youth Parliament which took place in March 2019.

Date: 25th June 2019
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill received royal assent on the 11th June 2019. The (now) Act will increase the minimum age at which a child can be found criminally responsible from 8, the lowest in Europe, to 12 years old.

Date: 25th June 2019
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Scottish Government, Education Scotland and partners recently updated guidance on school exclusion and attendance in its report called Included, Engaged and Involved. Part One refers to school attendance and Part Two refers to school exclusion. The Part Two Guidance on exclusion was published last year and this week sees the publication of the new Part One on school attendance.

Date: 25th June 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation

The survey of 500 foster carers covered key practice and workforce issues such as placement stability, training and support for carers, and status and authority of the workforce.

Date: 25th June 2019
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, General principles, General measures of implementation

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is now publishing on its website a table with the summaries of adopted decisions on individual communications under the Third Optional Protocol of the UNCRC and the follow-up status by States. 

Date: 25th June 2019
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Notes from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child roundtable have been published. The Round Table raised serious concern regarding the UN Budget crisis, which the roundtable refers to as an “attack to the Treaty Bodies” and the possible cancellation of the third session as having a “strong impact on the backlog of the work of the CRC Committee and other Treaty Bodies”.

Date: 24th June 2019
Category: Incorporation, General measures of implementation, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Policies & procedures, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Together, along with our civil society partners, has written to the First Minister calling for a strong and effective legal framework to progress human rights in Scotland.

Date: 24th June 2019
Category: Special protection measures, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Protection from abuse or neglect, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Together is pleased to see the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill pass at Stage 2 in the Scottish Parliament on 20th June 2019.

Date: 24th June 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Child justice system, Special protection measures

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf’s response included a commitment to develop a bespoke mental health strategy for young people, end the routine use of strip searches and to “explore options” for a pilot of in cell phones to support family contact.