Child Rights Toolkit

Date: 16th March 2016
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles
Author: European Commission

The EU-UNICEF Child Rights Toolkit provides practical tools and guidance to realise children's rights across all sectors of development cooperation in the post-2015 era.

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Looked after and Learning: A new practical resource

Date: 16th March 2016
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Looked after children
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

CELCIS has published a fantastic new resource for teachers, schools, local authorities and all those involved with looked after children in their classrooms and learning environments. Schools have an enormous role to play in raising the attainment of some of Scotland's most vulnerable children.

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National GIRFEC project touchpoint

Date: 2nd March 2016
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: National Third Sector GIRFEC Project

The National Third sector GIRFEC project has produced two touchpoint guides for organisations to help preparations for three parts of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2015 which come into force in August 2016: Named Persons; the Child's Plan; and Wellbeing assessment.

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Getting it right for Looked After children: strategy and PACE project

Date: 2nd March 2016
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Looked after children
Author: Scottish Government

The national strategy for Looked After Children has been refreshed and the Permanence and Care Excellence (PACE) programme has been extended.

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Young Muslims discuss their right to practise religion in new podcast

Date: 16th February 2016
Category: Non-discrimination
Author: CYPCS

The Commissioner's office has worked with Roshni to produce a podcast with young Muslims in which they talk about their rights, their religion and their experiences of how both are treated in Scotland.

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New stop and search information video

Date: 16th February 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Awareness-raising
Author: Police Scotland

This new video from Police Scotland provides information on Stop and Search and details of what members of the public can expect and their rights if they are stopped and searched.

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Police Scotland: Stop and Search Information Leaflet

Date: 6th January 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: Police Scotland

Police Scotland has published a printable version of its leaflet on stop and search, explaining what members of the public can expect, and their rights if they are stopped and searched.

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New Children's Hearings System guide – ‘Helping Me Make Choices’

Date: 6th January 2016
Category: Access to appropriate information, General measures of implementation, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

A new guide to help professionals working with children and young people in the Hearings System, has been published.

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New and revised GIRFEC webpages

Date: 6th January 2016
Category: Access to appropriate information, General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

Scottish Government have released new and revised GIRFEC webpages through which to access relevant information.

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Free Online Handbooks

Date: 6th January 2016
Category: Access to appropriate information
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

CPAG Scotland have made available 2 handbooks online: 'Benefits for Students in Scotland' and 'Children's Handbook Scotland'.

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Permanence And Care Excellence in Aberdeen

Date: 8th December 2015
Category: Looked after children
Author: Scottish Government

Practitioners in Aberdeen have been using improvement methodology in the Permanence And Care Excellence (PACE) programme to reduce drift and delay and bring about better outcomes for looked after children.

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Third Sector touchpoints

Date: 8th December 2015
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Barnardo's Scotland

Touchpoints are checklists to help Third sector organisations prepare for parts 4,5 and 18 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, due to come into force in August 2016. These relate to the provision of Named Persons, the Child's Plan and the assessment of Wellbeing.

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UNCRPD Training Guide

Date: 8th December 2015
Category: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with D
Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

OHCHR has developed a training package on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and its Optional Protocol. The package consists of a Training Guide and eight modules.

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Child rights in European law: A new practical guide

Date: 24th November 2015
Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Author: European Agency for Fundamental Rights

On the occasion of Universal Children's Day, a handbook on European law relating to rights of the child was launched by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

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Factsheet: Welfare reform & the impact on families in Scotland

Date: 24th November 2015
Category: Child poverty
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

A new factsheet is now available which provides a summary of UK Government reductions to the welfare budget since June 2010 and their impact on families in Scotland.

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The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Guide for Children and Young People

Date: 27th October 2015
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles
Author: Scottish Government

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Guide for Children & Young People provides details of the 42 Articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in a child and young people friendly manner.

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Human rights explained in a two-minute animation

Date: 27th October 2015
Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Author: Rights Info

This excellent new resource encapsulates what human rights are, why we have them, the history of human rights and how they are now under attack. The animation was designed to make human rights understandable and accessible to all.

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Children’s judicial proceedings animated film series

Date: 27th October 2015
Category: Access to appropriate information, Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles
Author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

In the context of their work in the area of children and justice, FRA has recently published a series of animation films about rights that children should enjoy when being involved in judicial proceedings.

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10 Years of GUS – new publications

Date: 13th October 2015
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, General principles
Author: Growing Up in Scotland study

On the 6th October 2015, GUS held an anniversary event to celebrate 10 years of GUS and to reflect on what research findings have shown. Two reports have been published; the first on key messages to tackle inequalities in the early years, the second on comparing the circumstances and experiences of children living in Scotland.

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Report drawn from consultation of children on investment in their rights

Date: 13th October 2015
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Child Rights Connect

The 2015 Centre for Children's Rights, Queen's University Belfast partnered with the Child Rights Connect Working Group on Investment in Children to conduct a consultation of how children think that governments should invest in their rights. In the end, almost 2,700 children from more than 70 countries were involved through surveys and interviews.

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