August 2022 We submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on improving victims’ experiences of the justice system. Introduction and summary We welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to implementing
Children’s Care and Justice Bill Consultation
June 2022 Our response to the Scottish Government’s Children’s Care and Justice Bill Consultation.
GIRFEC – Scottish Government Consultations
February 2022. We submitted a combined response to the Scottish Government’s consultations on:• Draft GIRFEC Information Sharing Guidance and draft Code of Practice• Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
Competition and Markets Authority – Children’s Social Care market study
April 2021. We wrote to the CMA about the way the Children’s Social Care market affects the human rights of children in residential care.
Register of Child Contact Centre services
July 2021. The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 introduced a requirement for Child Contact Centres, where children can have supervised or supported contact with parents and other family members, to be
Register of Child Welfare Reporters, Curators ad litem, etc
July 2021. The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 made some changes to the ways children participate in the family justice system – we responded to this consultation on the creation of
Supplementary evidence – The Cross-border Placements (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2022
May 2022 On 18 May 2022, we provided evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee at the Scottish Parliament on these Regulations (transcript available here). After the evidence
The Cross-border Placements (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2022
May 2022 The Education, Children and Young People Committee at the Scottish Parliament asked us to provide evidence on these Regulations.
PE1926 – Expand universal school meals for all nursery, primary and secondary school pupils
June 2022 The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee at the Scottish Parliament asked us to comment on this petition. This is our response. We welcome the opportunity to provide
PE1919: Ban the sale of high caffeine products to children for performance enhancement
April 2022 The Civic Participation and Public Partitions Committee at the Scottish Parliament asked us to comment on this petition. This is our response. Thank you for inviting us to