Scotland’s #PassTheParty celebrations

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Incorporation

Across Scotland and beyond, children, young people and their supporters have been joining to #PassTheParty and celebrate the Bill. Together hosted an online party and created a mural to showcase how people have been marking the occasion

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Together responds to Armed Forces Bill consultation

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Armed conflict, UNCRC Optional Protocols and General Comments

Our response highlights key children’s rights concerns arising from armed forces recruitment and calls for the minimum age of recruitment to be increased to 18.

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Together responds to Independent Human Rights Act Review

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Our response highlights that the Human Rights Act is a powerful and essential mechanism in upholding children’s human rights, and must be protected from any amendments which could diminish its effectiveness.

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Strong support for raising age of referral to Children's Reporter

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Responses to a recent consultation show overwhelming support to raise the maximum age of referral to 18 for care, protection and offence cases, allowing equal opportunities for young people to get the right support at the right time.

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Call for children and young people to get involved in the next United Nations Day of General Discussion

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Care experience d children and/or tho se with experience of the child protection system are encouraged to feed into the next Day of General Discussion 2021 which is on the theme of Children’s Rights and Alternative Care.

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Call for input by the Special Rapporteur on sale and sexual exploitation of children

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Children in situations of exploitation, Child trafficking

Closing date: 10 th May 2021

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Regulation of child contact centre services

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Closing date: 12 th July 2021

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Registers of child welfare reporters, curators ad litem and of solicitors who may be appointed when an individual has been prohibited from conducting their case themselves

Date: 26th March 2021
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Closing date: 12 th July 2021

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New report: ‘Being Bold: Building Budgets for Children’s Wellbeing’

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Budgeting

The report makes a case for directing funds to ensure children’s wellbeing and human rights in their early years are protected, not only to improve life outcomes, but also because it matters from a fiscal perspective.

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UK Government may challenge children’s rights bill

Date: 25th March 2021
Category: Incorporation

The UK Government has written to the Deputy First Minister with concerns that parts of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill go beyond the powers of the Scottish Parliament.

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