Children

UNCRC comes into force

a child receiving a piggyback from another child

Yesterday marked the commencement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law recognising children’s rights. We want to celebrate this landmark with others. For some the work has already begun, for others it is about to really get going. We'd like to share some resources that focus on this historic development for the rights of children and young people. 

Published in
News
on 17 Jul 2024

Care experience and friendship

Insight 63

Insight 63
Draws on research and policy, as well as practice experience to explore friendship, why it matters and how it can be better supported.
Published in
Insights
on 26 May 2022

New secure care standards

Image of young people sitting on a bench by Luisella Planeta Leoni from Pixabay
Scotland’s first national standards setting out what support children and young people should expect when in, or on the edges of, secure care.
Published in
News
on 7 Oct 2020

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