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Date: 21st August 2017
Category:
Social security, Child poverty
A Buttle UK report -- the Real Face of Child Poverty in the UK in 2017 -- looks at the economic impact of poverty on UK families, and highlights the turning points for children in crisis.
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Date: 21st August 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation
This briefing is part of a three-year project to build the capacity of the voluntary sector to use children's rights arguments in their policy and public affairs work.
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Date: 21st August 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation
This European Commission report examines the extent to which 35 European countries have strengthened or further developed their policies and programmes for children since 2013 in ways that are consistent with the EU Recommendation on Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage.
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Date: 21st August 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation, General principles
The Secretariat of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has launched a call for proposals for the 2018 Day of General Discussion (DGD), which will take place in Geneva during September next year.
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Date: 8th August 2017
Category:
Child justice system
A new research report raises a number of questions for policy and practice on preventative interventions and support for young people involved in offending.
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Date: 8th August 2017
Category:
Non-discrimination, Bullying
Anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label has published their Annual Bullying Survey, with results showing that social media is making young people increasingly anxious. They surveyed more than 10,000 young people aged 12 to 20.
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Date: 8th August 2017
Category:
Protection from abuse or neglect
Figures from the NSPCC report a rise in the number of forced marriage counselling sessions for children as young as 13. The number of children attending counselling sessions has nearly quadrupled in five years.
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Date: 8th August 2017
Category:
Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Research by the British Youth Council's UK Young Ambassadors has concluded that young people are 'worried' and 'uncertain' about the future because of Brexit.
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Date: 8th August 2017
Category:
Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Announced in 2015 and published on 26 April 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights is the European Commission's initiative that sets out principles and rights for fair and well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems in Europe.
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Date: 8th August 2017
Category:
Best interests of the child
This consultation seeks views on proposed reforms to criminal law and procedure to address how pre-recorded evidence is taken from child and vulnerable witnesses.
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Date: 8th August 2017
Category:
The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) Regulations 1967 are to be updated and the Scottish Government is seeking views on what should be included in the updated regulations.
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Date: 8th August 2017
Category:
Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
The Scottish Government is seeking views on the current funding of education in Scotland and the possible future approaches it could take to ensure a more consistent method of funding.
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Date: 8th August 2017
Category:
Non-discrimination
The UK Government is seeking responses to a consultation on the experiences that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people have living in the UK including those relating to work, education, healthcare, and personal safety.
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Date: 24th July 2017
Category:
Child poverty
A survey showing a rise in the number of children arriving at school hungry and lacking basic provisions has prompted demands for urgent and decisive action from Scotland's governments by the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS).
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Date: 24th July 2017
Category:
General principles
Scottish Government have published the new Justice Vision and Priorities and accompanying 2017-18 Delivery Plan. The new strategy aims to create safer, just and more resilient communities across Scotland.
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Date: 24th July 2017
Category:
General principles
A report on the 'Sentencing of Parents' discussion hosted by the Council is now available as part of an ongoing programme to increase awareness and understanding of all aspects of sentencing.
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Date: 24th July 2017
Category:
Non-discrimination, Bullying
Children as young as 9 are contacting Childline about race or faith-based bullying, according to the latest figures by the NSPCC.
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Date: 24th July 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation
The Children's Commissioner for England has written to the EU's chief negotiator and the UK's minister responsible for leaving the EU calling for clarity on the residency rights of EU nationals living in the UK.
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Date: 24th July 2017
Category:
Incorporation
The Government in Sweden have submitted a proposal to the Council on Legislation to incorporate the Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law.
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Date: 24th July 2017
Category:
General Comments
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child have developed a General Comment on Children in Street Situations.
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