Children’s Rights: Twenty-fifth Report of Session 2008–09

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.

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Surviving sexual abuse: An easy-read guide

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.

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Building Schools Better Outcomes: Guidance for local authorities and others interested in building better schools in, and with the community

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.

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Working Together, Achieving More: UK Government Joint Action Plan

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.

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Child Protection: National Guidance

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.

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Fife Children's Services Plan 2009 - 2011

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.

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Speak Up! Speak Out!

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.

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This isn't the road I want to go down

Date: 1st December 2008
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

A report about the young people's perceptions and experiences of secure care.

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As part of Who Cares? Scotland 30th anniversary activities on Celebrating Success and Challenging Stigma, the organisation consulted children and young people on what success means to them

Date: 1st December 2008
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

This publication presents young people's perceptions and experiences of secure care.

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Children talking to ChildLine about bullying

Date: 3rd November 2008
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: ChildLine

This report is based on detailed analysis of calls to ChildLine, a free confidential helpline for children and young people in the UK, between April 2007 and March 2008.

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You can make a difference - A practical guide for parents and carers

Date: 3rd November 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

This booklet, designed for parents and carers, offers practical advice and guidance on dealing with bullying behaviour among children and young people.

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A guide to Getting it right for every child

Date: 22nd September 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Scottish Government

This guide provides an overview of the Getting it right for every child approach and developments so far.

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National Domestic Abuse Delivery Plan for Children and Young People

Date: 2nd June 2008
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Government

This delivery plan signals the Scottish Government commitement to get it right for children and young people affected by domestic abuse, their families and communities.

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UK Children's Commissioner's Report to the UN Committee of the Rights of the Child

Date: 2nd June 2008
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People (SCCYP) worked with the England, Wales and Northern Ireland's Children's Commissioners to produce a joint report for the UK.

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Involving children and young people in decisions about their education

Date: 2nd June 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Enquire

This guide has lots of information about planning, with tips for being inclusive and is aimed at education staff and anyone who wants to involve children and young people in decisions.

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Children and Armed Conflict - International Standards for Action

Date: 21st May 2008
Category: Armed conflict
Author: UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict

This compendium brings together relevant treaties and instruments on the protection of children affected by armed conflict rendering easier dissemination as well as providing the reference point for a more systematic monitoring and reporting.

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Early Years and Early Intervention: A joint Scottish Government and COSLA policy statement

Date: 3rd March 2008
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

A joint approach describing how early years and early intervention support the Government's purpose and national performance framework.

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United Nations Convention on the Rights of The Child (UNCRC) Explained: A report on your rights in Scotland

Date: 3rd March 2008
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scottish Government

This child-friendly booklet is all about what has been happening in Scotland to keep the promises made to children and young people in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Are we there yet? A report for under 12s about children's rights in Scotland

Date: 3rd March 2008
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scottish Government

This booklet is all about what has been happening in Scotland to keep the promises made to children and young people in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Building a Nation of Wee Democracies: Exploring children's rights in family life

Date: 4th February 2008
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Children's Parliament

A report on the wee democracy project development phase: exploring the interface between the rights of the child and family life in Scotland today.

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