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Date: 20th February 2017
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Children in situations of exploitation
The CYCJ and Barnardo's Scotland have called for greater engagement with technology industries to prevent children being harmed online, in a joint research paper published on Safer Internet Day.
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Date: 20th February 2017
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General measures of implementation
An important new report for devolved nations and messages for Scotland on the impact on children and young people of the UK's withdrawal from the EU. The event and report were organised to raise awareness of the priorities for children in the Brexit negotiations.
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Date: 20th February 2017
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Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children
The UK Government has announced plans to slow, and eventually halt, the acceptance of child refugees in Britain.
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Date: 20th February 2017
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Recreation, play and cultural activities
Play Scotland is promoting Scotland's first inclusive Play Charter. This describes a collective commitment to play for all babies, children and young people in Scotland.
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Date: 7th February 2017
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Civil Rights and Freedoms
The Commissioner's office has released a statement regarding the Deputy First Minister's response to statutory powers for teachers to search pupils for weapons in school.
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Date: 7th February 2017
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Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
New 'State of Child Health' report, published on 26 January by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health shows huge gap between rich and poor.
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Date: 7th February 2017
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Children in situations of exploitation
A report on forced marriage published 30 January 2017 shows 1 in 10 of those known to the authorities in Scotland as being at risk of forced marriage are under 16.
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Date: 7th February 2017
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Non-discrimination
Scottish Government has announced an independent review of Scotland's hate crime laws.
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Date: 7th February 2017
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Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
UN expert Baskut Tuncak visited the UK, including Scotland, from the 17th - 31st January to assess the human rights record in relation to the life cycle of hazardous substances and waste. Mr Tuncak's Scotland visit focused on air pollution and its impact on children.
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Date: 7th February 2017
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Non-discrimination
A local education authority in England has admitted to racially discriminating against two brothers, aged seven and five, after one of them told their teacher that he had been given a toy gun as a present. Prevent is a UK-wide strategy including Scotland.
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Date: 7th February 2017
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Right to life, survival and development
This report, launched at the House of Lords on 31st January, provides insight into the attitudes of a group of young people under 18, invited to interrogate their relationship with the internet and digital technologies.
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Date: 7th February 2017
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Parental guidance
The poll of over 1,000 British children aged eight to fifteen reveals that nearly 80% said having a parent or guardian that encourages or believes in them is important for a positive future when they are adults.
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Date: 7th February 2017
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Bullying
A new UNESCO report found that an estimated 246 million children and adolescents experience school violence and bullying in some form every year.
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Date: 7th February 2017
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Health and health services
The Partnership is examining the effectiveness of its communications with providers and users of the services provided by City of Glasgow Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and seeks responses through a public survey.
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Date: 7th February 2017
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Social security
The Alliance are carrying out a consultation throughout February and March on the assessment process for social security and would like to hear from children and young people who live in families that receive social security payments.
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Date: 24th January 2017
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Disabled children
More than 800 young people who have learning disabilities, parents, and teachers tell us about life at school for young people who have learning disabilities.
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Date: 24th January 2017
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In publishing the Youth Employment Strategy, Developing the Young Workforce, in December 2014, the Scottish Government committed to annual reporting on progress. This second annual report largely covers academic year 2015/16 and highlights early progress made in the first part of academic year 2016/17.
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Date: 24th January 2017
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The Scottish Government's Education Governance Review prompted Children's Parliament to reflect on children's experiences of school and learning.
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Date: 24th January 2017
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The Scottish Government's Education Governance Review prompted Children's Parliament to reflect, in this report, on what children have been sharing with them over many years about their experience of school and learning.
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Date: 24th January 2017
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Non-discrimination
Nicola Sturgeon has given her support to the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign, which has been lobbying the Scottish Government to introduce inclusive education into all Scottish schools as part of a new national approach to tackle high rates of bullying among LGBT+ youth.
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