July 2020. This submission to the European Committee of Social Rights aims to inform their review of the UK under thematic group 2: health, social security, and social protection.
Results for Research and Publications
Statutory Duties in Secure Accommodation: Unlocking Children’s Rights
June 2021. Report of our latest investigation, which found children in secure accommodation may have been deprived of their liberty without due process of law.
Learning about children’s rights
March 2021. A short resource for adults who work with children and young people to use and adapt in discussions and planned sessions on putting children’s rights in law in Scotland.
There’s also a presentation to support this resource where you’ll find this information and more, as well as a set of slides for you to use.
“Are We There Yet?” Our Rights, Our Say
December 2020. The Children and Young People’s version of the UK Commissioners’ report to the UN.
“Are We There Yet?” Our Rights, Our Say: Summary Report
November 2020.
Summary of a report from children and young people supported by the Children’s Commissioners of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Short report: Children in conflict with the law
November 2020. LLM Student Kate Whiting worked with us to write a report on children in conflict with the law in Scotland and whether their human rights are upheld. This is a summary version of the report for children and young people.
Older Children In Conflict With the Law
October 2020. A legal analysis of how Scots law complies with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) for children aged 16 and 17, written for our office by Kate Whiting, LLM student at the University of Edinburgh.
Children’s version: Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to COVID-19 in Scotland
July 2020. This is a report about a children’s rights impact assessment – or CRIA – the Commissioner asked a group of children’s rights experts called the Observatory of Children’s Human Rights Scotland to do.
Children and Young People’s Annual Report 2019-20
October 2020. Our Children and Young People’s Annual Report for the period between April 2019 and March 2020 is an online resource explaining some of the most important things we did as fierce champions for your rights.
Children and Young People’s Annual Report 2018/19
October 2019
Each year, we produce a version of our annual report for children and young people. They’ve told us they want to see bright pictures about our work and have us explain what we’ve done.