Date: 1st November 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Equal protection from violence, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

This research looks at trends in the children identified as persistent young offenders, specifically the gender, age and local authority areas and how long the children continued to meet the persistent young offender definition.

Date: 15th October 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: General Medical Council

The General Medical Council has published new guidance that sets out doctors' role and responsibilities towards children and young people.

Date: 1st October 2007
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: UNICEF

This illustrated colour leaflet summarises the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and is suitable for 11- 18 year olds.

Date: 3rd August 2007
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scottish Government

A periodic report which should enable the Committee on the Rights of the Child to make a comprehensive assessment of progress in that state relating to the implementation of the Convention. The Scottish Government produces a report that feeds into the overall UK Government report.

Date: 2nd July 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Barnardo's Scotland

Barnardo's Scotland has produced an Index of Well-being for Children in Scotland. The index ranks outcomes for children in Scotland on a range of measures and compares Scotland with other OECD countries.

Date: 2nd July 2007
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Save the Children

The Wales NGO alternative report highlights areas where UK Government policy is purposely working against the grain of the Convention, in particular, the physical punishment of children, the status of asylum seeking children and the juvenile justice system.

Date: 2nd April 2007
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: UNICEF

Thinking Rights is a school resource pack for ages 11-16 that builds on pupils' previous experience of working on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Date: 31st March 2007
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

The Draft Children's Services (Scotland) Bill, consulted on before the Election, contained 2 Parts. Part 1 proposed new legal provisions to define at a high level the roles and responsibilities of all agencies (not just social work or local authorities) to identify need and to act to help children. Part 2 proposed changes to the statutory basis for referring children to the Children's Hearings system and various changes to the operation of the Children's Hearings system.

Date: 1st February 2007
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

Document intended to help agencies prepare for implementing the requirements for Getting it Right for Every Child.

Date: 31st January 2007
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

This document supports the implementation of Getting it Right for Every Child providing a framework for planning and action to help improve outcomes for children in Scotland.

Date: 15th January 2007
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Office of Public Sector Information

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to restate and amend the law relating to adoption; to make other provision in relation to the care of children; to enable provision to be made in relation to allowances in respect of certain children; and for connected purposes.

Date: 1st January 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Stonewall Scotland

The experiences of young gay people in Britain's schools (2007)

Date: 1st December 2006
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Aberlour Child Care Trust

The report raises awareness of the estimated 100,000 Scottish children affected by parental alcohol use and explores the differences between problem parental alcohol use and drug use and the impact on children.

Date: 2nd October 2006
Category: Respect for the views of the child, UK 1st periodic review
Author: Children's Parliament

Scotland's children and implementation of the UNCRC reports on the consultation which the Children's parliament undertook for the Scottish Government in 2006.

Date: 1st May 2006
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Government

A publication to address the issues for children and young people affected by parental substance misuse.

Date: 3rd April 2006
Category: Policies & procedures, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scottish Government

This study examines children and young people's experiences of advocacy within the Children's Hearings System and how advocacy support could be improved.

Date: 3rd April 2006
Category: Policies & procedures, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scottish Executive

Research into children and young people's views on advocacy in the children's hearings system.

Date: 1st March 2006
Category: Policies & procedures, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scottish Government

Analysis of the responses of children and young people to the Getting it right for every child proposals.

Date: 1st March 2006
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Aberlour Child Care Trust

This is the report of the debate of the Think Tank brought together by Aberlour, in partnership with the Drug Action Team Association, to examine and debate responses to children affected by parental drug and alcohol use.

Date: 1st November 2005
Category: Right to life, survival and development
Author: International Research on Working Children

International Research on Working Children presented their findings from three projects completed in the past year. The projects involved the themes of education, child agency and participation in the context of organised working children, and child labour migration and trafficking.