0 -18 years: Guidance for all doctors

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.

Read more

Summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

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.

Read more

A report on implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Scotland 1999 - 2007

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.

Read more

Index of wellbeing for children in Scotland

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.

Read more

Stop, look, listen: the road to realising children’s rights in Wales

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.

Read more

Thinking Rights: what happens when rights seem to conflict

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).

Read more

The Report on the Consultation Responses The Draft Children's Services (Scotland) Bill

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.

Read more

Implementation of the Child's or Young Person's Plan: Guidance for local areas on ensuring all children appearing at a Hearing have a plan by December 2007

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.

Read more

Getting it right for every child: Guidance on the Child's or Young Person's Plan

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.

Read more

Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007

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.

Read more