Statement: Cross-border placements in secure accommodation
Commissioner Bruce Adamson on concerns about deprivation of liberty and pressure on Scottish secure estate.
Statement: Alternative care for children
The Commissioner says children who cannot live with their family must be provided with human rights based protection and assistance.
Statement: Searches of children by police
Nick Hobbs, Head of Advice and Investigations, on the impact police use of body searching can have on children and calls for a human rights based approach.
Statement: We welcome Scottish Government’s commitment to new guidance on restraint and seclusion
Nick Hobbs, our Head of Advice and Investigations, reiterates that the use of restraint and seclusion in schools is a human rights issue.
Statement: Minimum age of criminal responsibility
The Children's Commissioner calls for the Scottish Government to immediately raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14.
Statement: Welcoming the Scottish Government’s commitment to incorporation of the UNCRC
The Commissioner's statement on the Scottish Government's plan to fully and directly incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Statement: Call for urgent action on children who are deprived of their liberty
The Commissioner's office supports the Scottish Human Rights Commission and the UK’s National Preventative Mechanism network’s call for urgent action on children who are deprived of their liberty.
Statement: Equal protection from assault for children
Commissioner Bruce Adamson comments on the Scottish Parliament passing equal protection for children into law.
Statement: Food insecurity
Children and Young People’s Commissioner Bruce Adamson comments on the impact of food insecurity on families.