Scottish Government Equality Outcomes: Age Evidence Review

Date: 30th April 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

This paper is part of a series addressing the equality groups of gender, LGBT, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, and pregnancy and maternity.

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Children's Hearings Handbook

Date: 26th April 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

In June 2013, the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 will come into force and like its predecessors the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 and the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, there will be significant changes to hearings, however the fundamental role of panel members will remain the same.

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Practical Guide for NGO Participants: United Nations Human Rights Council

Date: 17th April 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Civil Society Section is pleased to share the revised Practical Guide for NGO Participants: United Nations Human Rights Council.

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Report linking GIRFEC to the UNCRC

Date: 26th March 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

A report by Professor Jane Aldgate reviews how embedding the Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) approach supports implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

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The European Alliance for Families publishes three new policy briefs

Date: 15th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: European Alliance for Families

The European Alliance for Families (EAF) has published three policy briefs on parenting support, supporting children with special educational needs and the demographic challenges to income inequality in Europe.

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New human rights guide for voluntary and community organisations

Date: 3rd January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: British Institute of Human Rights

After their 2012 Human Rights Tour, The British Institute for Human Rights have published a new human rights guide, titled 'Make Human Rights Happen.'

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Thrive at Five – comparative child development at school entry age in Scotland

Date: 2nd November 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

Children who grow up in poverty start primary school with development levels far behind those of their more affluent peers. That's the key finding of new research commissioned by Save the Children.

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Championing Children's Rights: A global study of independent human rights institutions for children

Date: 31st October 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

Independent institutions bring an explicit children's focus to traditional adult-oriented governance systems. Acting as direct mechanisms for accountability, they fill gaps in checks and balances and make sure that the impact of policy and practice on children's rights is understood and recognized.

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Children & Young People Bill: Responses published

Date: 30th October 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government consulted between 4 July and 25 September 2012 on the proposal for a Children and Young People Bill, which set out a range of proposals for taking forward their ambitions for children's rights and services.

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Response to Commission on a Bill of Rights: Second Consultation

Date: 30th September 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

Both UNICEF UK and the Rights of the Child UK (ROCK) coalition have submitted responses to the second consultation paper issued by the UK Bill of Rights Commission.

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