Date: 24th September 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Together

The new report provides a non-government perspective on the extent to which children in Scotland are able to enjoy their rights enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It reflects on the progress made over the past year since the publication of Together's 2011 State of Children's Rights report, discussing what progress has been made and where further efforts are needed.

Date: 17th September 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, Respect for the views of the child, UK 1st periodic review
Author: Children in Scotland

This briefing is to inform responses to the Children and Young People Bill consultation. It specifically looks at the questions contained in Chapter One of the consultation and the Scottish Government's proposals around children's rights and wellbeing.

Date: 12th September 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Save the Children

Save the Children has published a briefing looking at child poverty and mothers employment patterns in Scotland, in partnership with the Women in Scotland's Economy Research Centre.

Date: 11th September 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: CHILDREN 1ST

Children 1ST have a number of resources available to kinship carers including their website, a Citizen Advice Scotland Factsheet and the Mentor UK guide.

Date: 9th September 2012
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation
Author: Growing Up in Scotland study

Using interviews from some of the delegates at their conference in May 2012, GUS team has produced a short film to show how people across Scotland, in various roles, are using the findings from GUS to inform their work.

Date: 15th August 2012
Category:
Author: Govanhill Law Centre

Govanhill Law Centre's new report looks at the barriers faced by their Roma clients when accessing welfare benefits and whether there are recurring patterns in their treatment by the public authorities responsible for administering benefits and how these impact in terms of their equalities duties under section 149 Equality Act 2010.

Date: 14th August 2012
Category:
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has published the responses to its consultation on Improving Advocacy for Children and Young People. The consultation's Discussion Paper - introduced in November 2011 - laid out a set of proposed principles and minimum standards to improve the quality, consistency and availability of advocacy support for children and young people.

Date: 2nd August 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

To coincide with the formal public consultation on the proposed Children and Young People Bill, the Scottish Government is undertaking a wide range of stakeholder engagement activity.

Date: 4th July 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Together

In May 2012, Together and Children in Scotland joined forces to coordinate a working group on the forthcoming children's rights legislation. The purpose of the group is to look at lobbying and advocacy opportunities around the legislation and help to inform and coordinate activities.

Date: 2nd July 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: UNICEF

The publication of UNICEF's latest Report Card on 29 May led to a flurry of activity. On the day of the report's release, Jackie Baillie MSP tabled a motion calling 'for a clear focus on the poorest children to ensure that they are not placed at a disadvantage as a result of cuts in public spending'.

Date: 22nd June 2012
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Children in Scotland

There are more homeless children and young people throughout Scotland than most people think. They often need help to become (or remain) successful learners. Some are already receiving valuable assistance within and/or outwith school. But, others don't receive the additional support they want and need -- despite laws and policies that say they should.

Date: 22nd June 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

The Common Core describes the skills, knowledge and understanding, and values that everyone should have if they work with children, young people and their families, whether they are paid or unpaid.

Date: 22nd June 2012
Category: Children with disabilities
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has published a report of the Conversations Project with disabled children and young people, asking about their lives, expectations and aspirations.

Date: 20th June 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, Refugee and asylum seeking children
Author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

This year's European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights annual report chronicles the positive developments made in 2011 as well as the challenges facing the EU and its Member States in the field of fundamental rights, drawing on objective, reliable and comparable socio-legal data.

Date: 15th June 2012
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
Author: LGBT Youth Scotland

This new resource on Homophobic Bullying is targeted at all pupils in Scottish Schools as part of the Challenging Homophobia Together Schools Project.

Date: 15th June 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: NHS Health Scotland

The Children and Young People's Mental Health Indicators provide a means to assess and monitor the mental health of Scotland's children and young people. They also look at the contextual factors surrounding a child or young person's mental health.

Date: 15th June 2012
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Play Scotland

The Getting it Right for Play Toolkit, published by Play Scotland, gives local authorities and community groups evaluation tools to assess the extent to which the outdoor play needs of children and young people are being met.

Date: 15th June 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

UNICEF UK has commissioned a legal opinion from Aidan O'Neill QC at Matrix Chambers to explore in detail the ability of the Scottish Government under current devolved arrangements (the Scotland Act 1998) to incorporate (partially or fully) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law.

Date: 13th June 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Parenting across Scotland

In this collection entitled 'Scotland: the best place in the world to bring up children?' contributors put forward proposals for what needs to happen to make Scotland the best place in the world to bring up children.

Date: 13th June 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Human Rights Consortium Scotland

A summary report on the UPR Hearing that took place in Geneva on 24th May and subsequent developments including a link to the UN's draft report.