Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

The independent Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry’s listening project, Let’s Be Heard, is nearing the close of its national engagement phase. Since spring 2023, Let’s Be Heard has been gathering people’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic across Scotland. Ahead of the closing date later this month they have two interesting updates to share with you and a final call to those who may want to share their experiences with the Inquiry.

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Special Protection Measures
Author:

The focus of this research was on evaluating the effectiveness of current Scottish Government initiatives in supporting play and early learning for babies and young children living in poverty in Scotland. The research sought input from low-income parents and carers across Scotland to better understand their needs for fostering a positive home learning environment.

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Looked after children, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

This research is about the significant impact on children and young people who are separated from siblings through care arrangement. It aims to address the gaps in knowledge around children and young people’s experience of sibling separation where their brother or sister is in prison or secure care.

Date: 17th November 2023
Category: Special Protection Measures
Author: Children's Hearings Scotland

This is Children’s Hearings Scotland’s (CHS) second Progressing Rights report on its activities relating to embedding the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in their practice and system.

Date: 17th November 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Children's Parliament

Children’s Parliament in partnership with the University of St Andrews, School of Medicine delivered their Food and Fairness investigation which ran from March 2023 to June 2023. The main aim of the investigation was to explore children’s views and experiences in areas related to food, health, and fairness.

Date: 17th November 2023
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Special Protection Measures
Author:

This new resource from LSE academics Gazal Shekhawat and Sonia Livingstone gives guidance from transnational organisations and is aimed at organisations and academics concerned with the issue of AI and its effect on children’s rights.

Date: 13th November 2023
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

Who Cares? Scotland has just launched its lifelong campaign for Care Experienced people. Available data shows that Care Experienced people currently do not have the same life outcomes as their non Care Experienced peers. The Lifelong Rights Campaign is the commitment to change this.

Date: 30th October 2023
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, General measures of implementation, Civil Rights and Freedoms, UNCRC Optional Protocols and General Comments
Author: Together

Together has just launched a child-friendly resource explaining the recent UN Concluding Observations made by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for the UK and Scottish Government. In partnership with Children’s Parliament, Scottish Youth Parliament and Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, Together consulted with #TeamScotlandUN in the creation of this child-friendly resource to explain to children and young people these important recommendations for the UK and devolved goverments, to better protect, respect and implement children’s rights and to support their ability to hold Scottish Government and other duty bearers to account. Together would like to send a huge “thank you” to the children and young people who provided us with valuable advice and feedback to help shape the resource.

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Bullying, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Respectme

It's National Bullying Prevention Month and our member Respectme, Scotland’s anti-bullying service, is offering FREE anti-bullying eLearning modules.

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

The Human Rights Consortium Scotland, with Who Cares? Scotland, has commissioned a new briefing paper on Care Experienced people and Scotland's new Human Rights Bill.

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, General measures of implementation
Author: Together

The consultation for the new Human Rights Bill has now closed and you can find our submitted response, offering a children’s human rights perspective, here.

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Access to appropriate information, Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

Children have a right to seek and receive information about things that affect them, especially about their human rights. To do this properly, content must be produced in a child-friendly way that is accessible, readable and approved by children. This how-to guide by Save the Children shows you how to create child-friendly versions of your work.

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles
Author:

Upstart has launched a new book written by Julia Whitaker and Alison Tonkin, showing how having fun, experiencing pleasure and knowing joy in childhood are crucial to a child’s health and development.

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Protection from abuse or neglect
Author: Together

Scottish Parliament recently held a consultation for a proposed Member’s Bill to ensure restraint and seclusion of children and young people in schools is only used as a last resort where there is an immediate risk of harm and using appropriate methods.

Date: 6th September 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

New research by One-Parent Families Scotland has revealed the detrimental financial and emotional impact of poverty on a family when a child enters care and if they return from care, as well as a gap in policy responses and service delivery. 

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Additional support for learning, Special Protection Measures
Author:

SCLD has launched a new report called 'The State of Our Rights: The human rights issues facing people with learning disabilities in Scotland (2021–2023) and a route map for change'. The report contains some recommendations for consideration concerning the development of the New Human Rights Bill for Scotland. 

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Government

Teachers, social workers, police officers and NHS staff are being urged to look out for early warning signs that children are being recruited by serious organised crime gangs.

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

What do children need when parents separate? The online training and coaching programme New Ways For Families is now available in the UK following a pilot exercise in Scotland conducted by Shared Parenting Scotland.

Date: 17th July 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

A Place in Childhood and Scottish Government worked together with children, co-designing a National Children's Charter for school age childcare.

Date: 17th July 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

Discover the voices and perspectives of Scottish teenagers in APiC’s latest report, which delves into their needs and aspirations concerning public spaces. The findings centre around antisocial behaviour, the challenges faced by young people in their communities, and their innovative solutions.