New resource: Life Story in kinship care

Date: 12th March 2024
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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Life Story is a method used to record the details about children’s history and personal development. It is a record of their life in words, pictures and photos made by the children with help from their Kinship Carer. This resource aims to support children to tell their story, help Kinship Carers form stronger bonds with the children they care for and help children feel safer and more secure.

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New child-friendly resources on sibling contact

Date: 9th February 2024
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
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Families Outside has produced child friendly resources to help care-experienced children and young people who have a sibling in prison to know - and access - their rights to sibling contact.

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Resource on children and young people in conflict with the law: policy, practice and legislation

Date: 9th February 2024
Category: Special Protection Measures, Children in conflict with the law
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This new resource provides the latest information on policy, practice and laws for practitioners and managers who work with children and young people in conflict with the law. There is information on a wide variety of themes, including children’s rights; risk management; mental health; diversity; restorative justice; adversity and trauma; and diversion from prosecution.

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Priority reading: children’s vision for human rights

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Child Rights Connect

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) celebrates its 75 th anniversary in December 2023. This significant milestone provides an important opportunity for world leaders to commit to improving the realisation of human rights in their countries and share ideas for a new vision for the future of human rights.

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New report considers benefits of incorporating the Convention against Torture into Scots Law.

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: General measures of implementation, Incorporation, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
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This report focuses on the gaps that persist in Scots law in the pursuit of eradicating all forms of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment (CIDT). It highlights that despite the existing UK and Scottish implementation measures giving effect to the UN Convention Against Torture (UNCAT), ensuring the general prohibition against torture warrants further attention and action in the Scottish context.

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New report looks at private businesses and the forthcoming Human Rights Bill

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
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This report discusses the current position in law regarding private businesses in Scotland and their human rights obligations.

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New report from Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
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The independent Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry’s listening project, Let’s Be Heard , is nearing the close of its national engagement phase. Since spring 2023, Let’s Be Heard has been gathering people’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic across Scotland. Ahead of the closing date later this month they have two interesting updates to share with you and a final call to those who may want to share their experiences with the Inquiry.

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New research: parents’ experiences and views on supporting early learning and development at home

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Special Protection Measures
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The focus of this research was on evaluating the effectiveness of current Scottish Government initiatives in supporting play and early learning for babies and young children living in poverty in Scotland. The research sought input from low-income parents and carers across Scotland to better understand their needs for fostering a positive home learning environment.

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Staying Connected Project: Care-Experienced children and young people with a sibling in prison or secure accommodation

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Looked after children, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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This research is about the significant impact on children and young people who are separated from siblings through care arrangement. It aims to address the gaps in knowledge around children and young people’s experience of sibling separation where their brother or sister is in prison or secure care.

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New Report: Progressing Rights at Children’s Hearings Scotland

Date: 17th November 2023
Category: Special Protection Measures
Author: Children's Hearings Scotland

This is Children’s Hearings Scotland’s (CHS) second Progressing Rights report on its activities relating to embedding the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in their practice and system.

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