New blog on early learning and childcare implementation

Date: 8th July 2022
Category: Social security and childcare
Author:

An aim of expanding early learning and childcare is to close the attainment gap and provide funded childcare to parents. Whilst supporting this aim, Graeme McAlister, Chief Executive of SCMA, also expresses concerns on how this planned expansion has been implemented across Scotland. Within this blog, Graeme explores what impact this has on the childminding workforce.

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Listen to creative conversations with CYCJ

Date: 8th July 2022
Category: Special Protection Measures
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

Listen to children and young people who are members of CYCJ discussing, debating and questioning justice.

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How to advance children’s rights using recommendations from United Nations and regional human rights monitoring and review processes

Date: 8th July 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

This guide aims to empower and inspire civil society practitioners to follow-up, use and make the most of the recommendations made by the United Nations. These recommendations can be embedded into daily work to advance realisation of children’s rights across the globe.

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Resource for children and young people in conflict with the law: policy, practice and legislatio

Date: 8th July 2022
Category: Special Protection Measures
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

This new resource provides the latest information on policy, practice and laws for practitioners and managers who work with children and young people who offend or are at risk of offending. 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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Get the most up-to-date guide on the Equality Act 2010 here!

Date: 8th July 2022
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Author:

This handbook provides a brief overview of the Equality Act 2010 and is a reference guide. Advisers are encouraged to use this guide to gather information on the application of equality law in Scotland. However, this should only be used as a starting point to direct further reading.

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Launch of Youth Justice Improvement Board website

Date: 8th July 2022
Category: Special Protection Measures
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

Made up of organisations who focus on youth justice, the Youth Justice Improvement Board’s website is now launched! This aims to drive forward a rights-respecting approach to youth justice at a national level.

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Human Rights Act – what you need to know!

Date: 7th July 2022
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Author: British Institute of Human Rights

Discover these short summaries on what you need to know about the Rights Removal Bill which plans to repeal the Human Rights Act. These set out clauses for concern on issues of proportionality, access to justice and obligations to protect individuals.

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Training tool to introduce you to children’s rights

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author:

This training tool aims to further people’s understanding of children’s rights. It does this by providing an overview of children’s rights and introduces rights-based frameworks and legislation.

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Watch three new videos on the sentencing young people guideline

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: Special Protection Measures
Author:

Three short, animated videos have been created to explain the key themes of the sentencing young people guideline.

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Missed the launch of the Child Online Safety Toolkit? Catch up here!

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: Protection of privacy
Author:

Watch the virtual launch of this global online safety toolkit which can assist policymakers and practitioners to build a digital world that supports children and young people.

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