Scotland: a safe place for child traffickers?

Date: 14th March 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation
Author: Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People

At least 80 and possibly many more children may have been trafficked into Scotland in 18 months without a single person being convicted for the crimes, according to a new report published by Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People (SCCYP) and the Centre for Rural Childhood, Perth College UHI. The report is the first in Scotland to attempt to quantify the scale of the problem.

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Benefits of Out of School Care Video

Date: 10th March 2011
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Scottish Out of School Care Network

The Scottish Out of School Care Network interviewed out of school care staff members, children and parents about the benefits and importance of out of school care in Scotland.

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Team around the Child website

Date: 7th March 2011
Category: Children with disabilities
Author: TACInterconnections

This new website has been set up for sharing information, helping build the knowledge base and promoting teamwork around children and young people with disabilities and special needs.

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Young people: know your rights

Date: 1st March 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation, Children with disabilities
Author:

Young women and men may find themselves being treated unfairly because of their gender, age, disability, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status.

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“I want to be treated the same as my brothers!”

Date: 1st March 2011
Category: Children with disabilities
Author: For Scotland's Disabled Children

Views of Quality Of Life from Children and Young People who are Disabled and/or Living with Long Term Conditions.

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How committed are African governments to budget for children?

Date: 1st March 2011
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: African Child Policy Forum

A presentation from a General Assembly from Mr Yehuslashet Mekonen on"Budgeting for Children".

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Children's Rights in Wales website

Date: 1st March 2011
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

Children's Rights in Wales has been designed to help local practitioners, policy makers, managers and strategists develop their understanding of children's rights and how to adopt a children's rights perspective to their work.

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Severe Child Poverty Nationally and Locally 2011

Date: 16th February 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Save the Children

Severe child poverty fell between 2007/08 and 2008/09. This Save the Children briefing warns that, unless urgent action is taken, we could see a rise in severe child poverty in the coming years.

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30th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter

Date: 11th February 2011
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UK Government

The 30th report, submitted in February 2011, concerns the accepted provisions relating to Thematic Group 4 "Children, families, migrants" i.e.

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Being Young Being Heard

Date: 1st February 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Citizens Advice Scotland

Citizens Advice Scotland's new report, Being Young Being Heard, outlines the impact of the recession on young people in Scotland in their own words. The report shows that the effect of the recession has been that too many young people have ended up in a place where their potential is going to waste.

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