Date: 1st October 2009
Category: Armed conflict
Author: United Nations

The six grave violations against children during times of conflict, enumerated by the Security Council in its resolutions, form the basis of the Council's architecture in protecting children during war. Monitoring and Reporting mechanisms set up around the world use this framework to gather evidence of grave violations against children in reporting to the Council. This Working Paper attempts to analyse the six grave violations more deeply, exploring their basis in international law.

Date: 30th September 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

A report on the issues discussed and suggested actions arising from three workshop events on information sharing involving front line practitioners representing all services for children.

Date: 1st September 2009
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Children in situations of exploitation
Author: National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

This policy points out how important is to uphold every child's right to protection from all forms of violence and exploitation and to a safe education, and to increase recognition that sexual bullying prevents the full enjoyment of these rights.

Date: 1st September 2009
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scottish Government

In response to the UN Committee's Concluding Observations, the Scottish Government published a children's rights action plan, "Do the Right Thing". This action plan sets out how Scottish Government will take forward work to address the Concluding Observations and focuses on 21 key areas of work, from promoting positive forms of parenting and providing better support for young carers to improving outcomes for looked after children, tackling child poverty and improving children's involvement in their schooling.

Date: 1st September 2009
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: NHS Health Scotland

This study was commissioned in order to examine what children and youngpeople themselves perceive to be important in affecting their mental health forgood or ill and was undertaken in the form of a systematic review of bothpublished peer-reviewed and 'grey' literature.

Date: 3rd August 2009
Category: Armed conflict
Author: United Nations

The report offers a number of recommendations to address some of the emerging issues of concern for children and to promote the fundamental and consistent integration of children and armed conflict concerns in UN institutions, policies and programmes.

Date: 3rd August 2009
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scottish Government

A report for under 18s on Scottish Government priorities in response to the UK Concluding Observations 2008.

Date: 3rd August 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Early Years Strategy Group

This is the first overarching Early Years Strategy for Fife. The strategy has been developed in line with the national Early Years Framework and links with Fife's Community Plan, Children's Services Plan and to Fife's single outcome agreement.

Date: 1st June 2009
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: ChildLine

A guide for 11-17 year-olds which tells young people how they can recognise neglect, who they can turn to for help and what they can do about it.

Date: 1st April 2009
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Scottish Government

Designed in partnership with COSLA as a helpful tool offering a set of common principles for organisations working with young people.

Date: 1st April 2009
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scottish Government

Summary report of written consultation responses recieved re Scottish Government action plan in reponse to the UN Committee Concluding Observations.

Date: 1st April 2009
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scottish Government

A child-friendly version of the UN committee's assessment of progress in implementing the Convention in Scotland, and areas of concern.

Date: 2nd March 2009
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Children's Parliament

Fifty members of the Children's Parliament (MCPs) gathered to talk abouttheir experiences and aspirations for Scotland's Schools. The childrenworked with artists to create a labyrinth of ideas.

Date: 2nd February 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: House of Commons

Surveys by UNICEF and others of the well-being of children and young people have found that the UK is ranked lower than almost all other industrialised countries. We have previously considered children's rights in the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) - which the UK ratified in 1991 - inquiries into human trafficking, the treatment of asylum seekers and the use of restraint in secure training centres, and our scrutiny of legislation. This Report follows up some of the issues we have raised previously in the light of the latest Concluding Observations of the UN Committee which monitors compliance with the UNCRC.

Date: 1st January 2009
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Children with disabilities
Author: Enable Scotland

Easy-read format for people with learning disabilities who have experienced sexual abuse. It describes what sexual abuse is, how people can protect themselves from abuse and what they can do if they have been abused.

Date: 1st January 2009
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

This guidance provides practical support to local authorities building new schools. It has been prepared following careful consideration of the Scottish Government's National Outcomes and is designed to assist with the delivery of those outcomes and the associated Single Outcome Agreements that have been drawn up by local authorities in association with the Scottish Government.

Date: 1st January 2009
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: UK Government

As well as producing their own individual action plans to address the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee, the Scottish, English, Welsh and Northern Ireland administrations worked together to produce a UK-wide action plan, to detail their joint commitments and actions.

Date: 1st January 2009
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Government

A National Child Protection Guidance provides a national framework for agencies and practitioners at local level to draw up and agree on their ways of working to promote the welfare and safety of children and young people.

Date: 1st January 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Fife Children's Services Group

This plan, for 2009/2011, takes account of national and local priorities and consolidates efforts on existing priorities. New priorities include those arising from the national initiative Getting It Right for Every Child and from the inspection of child protection services in Fife in 2009.

Date: 1st January 2009
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Children with disabilities, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Enable Scotland

This booklet was produced by young people of varying levels of ability in an inclusive photography project in East Dunbartonshire and is on the theme of young people's rights in various areas including bullying, advocacy and friendship.