Date: 20th March 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Disabled children

Closing Date: 28th May 2019. From April 2020 the Scottish Government will take full responsibility for all remaining devolved entitlements to disability assistance, with replacement disability payments to start their introduction from summer 2020.

Date: 20th March 2019
Category: Disabled children, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Keys to Life framework update has been launched by the Scottish Government and COSLA. The 2015 Keys to Life in its original form focused on improving quality of life for people with learning disabilities, specifically around health outcomes. The latest update of the Keys to Life identifies what will be done to support people throughout their whole life journey. The framework was created in partnership with the Scottish Commission on Learning Disabilities (SCLD) and the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory.

Date: 14th March 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Last week, the Scottish Government held the third annual Cabinet meeting with children and young people at Bute House, Edinburgh.

Date: 14th March 2019
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A rare opportunity has arisen for two dynamic and talented people to join the Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) team. 

Date: 13th March 2019
Category: Special protection measures, Children in situations of exploitation

England's Children's Commissioner, Anne Longfield, has raised concerns for regarding the wellbeing and safety of children using social media.

Date: 13th March 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Protection of privacy

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), of the United States, has said that Musical.ly app, which was later acquired and incorporated into TikTok, illegally and knowingly collected information from children under the age of 13.

Date: 13th March 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Health and health services, Equal protection from violence

A new report reveals how national and local government is failing to protect children in England whilst policymakers focus on Brexit, leaving children traumatised, powerless and vulnerable to abuse in many areas of their lives. The State of Children’s Rights in 2018 report includes new data gathered using Freedom of Information requests which highlights issues such as: housing and accommodation, increasing violence against children, and the increased use of spit hoods by police. 

Date: 11th March 2019
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The UN has chosen 2019 to be the "Year of Indigenous Languages" which celebrates at-risk languages throughout the world. One such language is Scots Gaelic, which forms an important part of life for thousands of children and young people in Scotland.

Date: 7th March 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Child Rights Connect had prepared a statement to be presented on 28th February at the Human Rights Council’s interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur, Michel Forst, on human rights defenders.

Date: 7th March 2019
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation

The University of Dundee has been commissioned by the Scottish Government to undertake this literature review to provide insight into the impact of transitions and the factors that support or hinder a successful transition from primary to secondary school.

Date: 7th March 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles, General measures of implementation

Closing date 15 May 2019. The Committee on the Rights of a Child will set a new international standard for children’s rights in a digital world. It is necessary and timely, as children grow up in an increasingly connected world where technology has critically significant impacts on their lives.

Date: 7th March 2019
Category:

Closing Date: 9:00am 20th March 2019 The Scottish Youth Parliament is looking for young people in Scotland aged 12-25 to take an online survey regarding their views on some key issues. For more information on taking the #WhatsYourTake survey click here.

Date: 5th March 2019
Category: General measures of implementation, Training, Protection from abuse or neglect

Together has responded to a joint consultation by NHS Education Scotland and the Scottish Government on a new Trauma-informed Training Plan.

Date: 5th March 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation, Special protection measures, Age of criminal responsibility

Together’s Director spoke at a recent meeting of the Cross-Party Group on Children and Young People. The meeting on 6th February 2019 was convened to discuss the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill. The Bill currently proposes raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 8 years old (the lowest in Europe) to 12.

Date: 28th February 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation

Associate Professor at Swansea University, Dr Simon Hoffman, and member of Together's Incorporation Advisory Group, has published three briefing papers on the incorporation of human rights in Wales. Dr. Hoffman contends that human rights have been agreed by the community of nations, the United Nations, as basic entitlements which should be available to everyone. This sets the tone for the first briefing, Incorporation of International Human Rights, which discusses how human rights may be incorporated, and demonstrated and why this should be the objective in Wales.

Date: 28th February 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Equal protection from violence, Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation, General principles, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

A joint letter from the Children’s Commissioners for Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland was sent to Rt. Hon Stephen Barclay MP, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. This letter seeks assurances on some of the immediate issues facing children arising from Brexit.

Date: 28th February 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Equal protection from violence

The latest report of the Special Rapporteur, Michel Forst, reports on the situation of human rights defenders in which he reviews the situation of women human rights defenders making comparisons to children’s rights defenders.

Date: 28th February 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Closing date: Friday, 29th March 2019. The Scottish Government is asking for views on their Good Food Nation public consultation. In 2014, Becoming a Good Food Nation, set a new vision for Scotland: that by 2025 Scotland will be “a Good Food Nation, where people from every walk of life take pride and pleasure in, and benefit from, the food they produce, buy, cook, serve, and eat each day.” This consultation is all about what laws we should have to achieve this.

Date: 28th February 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Together has responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on hate crime legislation in Scotland. The consultation sought views on the recommendations of the Independent Review of Hate Crime Legislation led by Lord Bracadale in 2018.

Date: 28th February 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation

The Children and Young People’s Panel on Europe launched its report last week. The report sets out Panel members’ views and priorities around Brexit, including recommendations for decision-makers.