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Return to School Planning: A human rights briefing paper for the Education Recovery Group and other education decision makers- Education and Skills Committee: Evidence of the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland on reopening of schools, vulnerable children and the 2020 exam diet
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MSP Briefing: Disclosure (Scotland) Bill Stage 3 Debate
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ENYA 2020: Child Rights Impact Assessments
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‘Sometimes I feel like I am in prison’: Placing Children in Hotel-Type Accommodation.
‘Listen, engage have fun’: Guide on involving children in child rights impact assessment (CRIA) and child rights impact evaluation (CRIE).
7 Word Story – ‘Rights are help, before you even ask’
7 Word Story – Rights matter. You matter. Don’t lose hope.
7 Word Story – Freedom from poverty helps all children flourish.
7 Word Story – We have rights. Dinosaurs didn’t. They died.
7 Word Story: Rights Matter. You Matter. Don’t Lose Hope.
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A Children’s Rights Perspective: Repeal of the Human Rights Act- A critical review of and analysis of current research and policy relating to disabled children and young people in Scotland
A rights-based approach is necessary to urgently address the impact of high energy prices- Accommodation of Asylum-Seeking Mothers and Babies in Glasgow
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Arabic Translation – Know your rights when entering custody- Building schools better outcomes: guidance for local authorities and others interested in building better schools in, and with the community
- Child contact proceedings for children affected by domestic abuse: briefing paper
- Children (Care & Justice) (Scotland) Bill
- Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
- Children (Care and Justice)(Scotland) Bill
- Children and young people’s participation in Scotland: frameworks, standards and principles for practice
Children and Young People’s Annual Report 2020 – 2021
Children and Young People’s Annual Report 2021-22
Children’s Care and Justice Bill Consultation- Children’s Rights Impact Assessment: the SCCYP model
Children’s Rights Strategic Litigation Toolkit- Closing the case: Detective Kit reports on what children told SCCYP about ‘things to do’
Coimhead air ar Còraichean (Let’s Explore Our Rights)- Commissioner’s speech to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion: Access to Justice and accountability for children and young people in alternative care, their families, and adults who grew up in care
Competition and Markets Authority – Children’s Social Care market study- Consultation Response: Ending the need for food banks: a draft national plan
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- Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
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- Extending Children’s Rights Consulation
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GIRFEC – Scottish Government Consultations- Go Outdoors: guidance and good practice on encouraging outdoor activities in residential care
- Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill (Stage 1)
- Handle with care: a report on the moving and handling of children and young people with disabilities
- Handle with care: summary report
- Handle with care: young person’s summary report
- High-Level Political Forum inputs: Children’s Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Illegal Migration Bill – Briefing for MSPs- Illegal Migration Bill – Report Stage Briefing for MPs
- Illegal Migration Bill: House of Lords briefing
Improving victims’ experiences of the justice system: consultation- Inquiry into use of ‘made affirmative procedure’ during the coronavirus pandemic
- Know your rights when entering custody
Let’s explore our rights
Let’s Explore Oor Richts- Letter from Police Scotland: Human Rights and COP-26
Letter to Cabinet Secretary: SQA 2020 Appeals Models- Letter to Criminal Justice Committee: children in conflict with the law
- Letter to Education Directors: Supporting Climate Strike
- Letter to Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Energy and Climate on pre-payment meters and children’s rights
Letter to Ofgem: calling for a ban on energy companies compulsory installations of pre-payment meters- Letter to Ofgem: impact of rising energy price cap on children
- Letter to Police Scotland: Human Rights and COP-26
Letter to the Prime Minister – Invasion of Ukraine
Mental Health: Counselling in Schools- National Care Service Consultation Response
- Not seen. Not heard. Not guilty: review 2011
- Not seen. Not heard. Not guilty: summary report
- Not seen. Not heard. Not guilty: the rights and status of children of prisoners in Scotland
- Not seen. Not heard. Not guilty: young person’s summary report
- Our say: young people’s awareness and understanding of educational maintenance allowance in Scotland
Our submission to the UN regarding draft General Comment No. 26, Children’s Rights, and the Environment with a Special Focus on Climate Change - Participants, not pawns: consulting with children and young people on school closures
- PE1914: Ban school uniforms in secondary schools
- PE1919: Ban the sale of high caffeine products to children for performance enhancement
PE1926 – Expand universal school meals for all nursery, primary and secondary school pupils- PE1937: To give children the respect they deserve by providing options for privacy when changing for P.E.
- Polish Translation – Know your rights when entering custody
Position Statement on “Children’s Rights and Climate Justice”- Poverty, educational attainment and achievement in Scotland: a critical review of the literature
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Proposal for a Right to Food Bill- Proposed Restraint and Seclusion (Prevention in Schools) (Scotland) Bill
- Protecting Vulnerable Groups and the Disclosure of Criminal Information
Raising the age of referral to the Principal Reporter- Register of Child Contact Centre services
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Report of the Children’s Commissioners of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child- Response to Physical Intervention in Schools Draft Guidance
- Safe Active Happy: SCCYP’s policy priorities May 2006 to April 2009
- Scotland: a safe place for child traffickers? A scoping study into the nature and extent of child trafficking in Scotland
- Scotland: a safe place for child traffickers? Appendices
- Scotland: a safe place for child traffickers? Executive Summary
- Scottish Government’s Policy Position Paper on Cross-border Placements of Children and Young People
- Scottish Parliament Inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making
Scouts Resource Pack: Rights Challenge Badge- Second Briefing to Police Scotland Independent Advisory Group
- Single Outcome Agreements for Scottish Local Government, 2009-10: A thematic analysis
- Social work services for disabled children and young people and their families: assessment and eligibility
- Statutory School Uniform Consultation
- Submission to United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Supplementary evidence – The Cross-border Placements (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2022
- Sweet 16? One year on – is life any sweeter?
- Sweet 16? summary report
- Sweet 16? The age of leaving care in Scotland
- Sweet 16? Young person’s report
- Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-2026
- The administration of medicines in schools: report on FOI responses
- The Cross-border Placements (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2022
- The Early Years Framework: scoping its impact
- The Nationality and Borders Bill: The Commissioner’s position on age assessment proposals
- The online behaviour of children and young people: preliminary review of literature
- UK Children’s Commissioners’ midterm report to the UK State Party on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- UK Children’s Commissioners’ report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Joint Briefing for MSPs- Universal Periodic Review
- Vietnamese Translation – Know your rights when entering custody
- Young Advisers’ Submission to Universal Periodic Review
Your Rights, Our Plan- Submission to United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests during crisis situations
Scot Youth and Covid 2: Young People’s Participation Through Crisis- European Social Charter reporting: Submission to the European Committee on Social Rights
- Submission to United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child: Children’s Rights and Alternative Care
Joint Letter: Call on the UK government to end armed forces recruitment of children
Statutory Duties in Secure Accommodation: Unlocking Children’s Rights
Scottish Parliament Education Debate: Joint briefing from the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS)
Children’s Commissioners for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales: Letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions- Submission to United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
- Letter to Mears Group: Rights concerns around Mother and Baby Unit
Consultation Response: Home Office Immigration Plan- Consultation Response: Net Zero Nation
- SQA Consultation on Appeals
- Consultation on the revised National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland
Poyum fur rights
Activity: Writing rights poems
Learning about children’s rights
The power to change things: Lightning bolt activity
Rights word search 1
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Submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Protecting and promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms in responding to pandemics and other health emergencies- MSP Briefing: UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Stage 3
- Submission to Education and Skills Committee: Session with Young Advisers
- MSP Briefing: UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Stage 2
- Consultation response: Raising the Age of Referral to the Principal Reporter
- MSP Briefing: UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Stage 1
- MSP Briefing: Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill
- UK Commissioners’ Letter to Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
- Disabled Children (Transitions) (Scotland) Bill
- High-Level Political Forum input: Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
- Right to Education and School Closures
Report of the Children’s Commissioners of the United Kingdom of Great Britain to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child: Examination of the Combined Sixth and Seventh Periodic Reports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
“Are We There Yet?” Our Rights, Our Say
“Are We There Yet?” Our Rights, Our Say: Summary Report
CRC Report Annex: Children’s Rights in the UK in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
CRC Reporting: 30 Issues Infographic
Exam cancellations: Letter to Deputy First Minister (16th December)- Stage 1 Evidence to the Justice Committee: Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill
- Submission to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Draft General Comment 25: Children’s rights in relation to the digital environment
- MSP Briefing: Public Petitions Committee Debate- Improving Youth Football in Scotland
Short report: Children in conflict with the law- SQA Exam diet 2020 and the Priestly Review
Annual Report 2019-20
Older Children In Conflict With the Law
Evidence to Equality and Human Rights Committee: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill- Submission to Covid-19 Committee- The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2020: The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment of Expiry Dates) Regulations 2020
- Letter to MSPs: Parliamentary Debate on Residential Outdoor Centres
- Response to Priestly Review: A Rapid Review of National Qualifications experience 2020
- Position: Reopening Schools in Scotland
- Exams 2020: Correspondence with SQA
- MSP Briefing: Children (Scotland) Bill (Stage 3)
- Exams 2020: Letter to Deputy First Minister (17th August)
- UK Commissioners’ letter to Universities UK
- Exams 2020: Letter to Deputy First Minister (7 August 2020)
- Exams 2020: Letter to SQA
- Evidence to House of Lords Covid-19 Committee
- Position: Face coverings in schools
Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland
Children’s version: Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to COVID-19 in Scotland
Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 1- Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 2
- Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 3
- Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 4
- Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 5
- Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 6
- Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 7
- Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 8
- Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 9
- Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 10
- Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 11
- First briefing to Police Scotland Independent Advisory Group
- Rapid Child Rights Impact Assessment: 2020 Exam Cancellations
- Evidence to Health and Sport Committee: Historic Abuse in Football
- Consultation response: Scottish Sentencing Guidelines
- Parliamentary Evidence: The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2020/The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment of Expiry Dates) Regulations 2020
UNCRC Symbols Cards
Return to School Planning: A human rights briefing paper for the Education Recovery Group and other education decision makers
Improving youth football in Scotland
MSP Briefing: Children (Scotland) Bill Stage 2
Joint Letter to Justice Committee: Human rights concerns around measures in prisons and Young Offenders’ Institutions
MSP Briefing: Disclosure (Scotland) Bill Stage 3 Debate
Evidence to Education and Skills Committee on school closures, vulnerable children and exam cancellations
MSP Briefing: Children (Scotland) Bill (Stage 1)
MSP Briefing: Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill (Stage 2)
MSP Briefing: Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Bill (Stage 1)
Response: Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into COVID-19
Joint Letter to Supermarkets from the Commissioner and Parenting Organisations
Joint letter: Equality and Human Rights and the Coronavirus in Scotland
ENOC Open Letter: Emergency situation of migrant children on Greek border
ENOC Bureau statement: Children’s rights in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak
MSP Briefing: Coronavirus Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum
MSP Briefing: Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill
Strategic Plan 2020-24
Children and Young People’s Annual Report 2019-20
Children and Young People’s Annual Report 2018/19
Children and Young People’s Annual Report 2017/18: Our story
Children and young people’s annual report 2016-17
Audio clip: Children and young people’s annual report 2015-16— What are the 7 Golden Rules?- Audio clip: Children and young people’s report 2015-16— The age of criminal responsibility
- Audio clip: Reporting in Geneva for Children and young’s report 2015-16— Reporting in Geneva
Children and young people’s report 2015-16- Easy read: Children’s Annual Report 2015-16
- Text only, Children and young people’s report 2014 – 2015
Video – Children and young people’s report 2013-14
Children and young people’s report 2013-14 (BSL signed)
Text version: Children and young people’s annual report 2013-14
Children and young people’s annual report 2011-12
Video – Children and young people’s annual report 2011-12
Children and young people’s annual report 2009-10- Consultation Response: Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Briefing: Incorporation in Context
Revised Strategic Plan 2018-20
Annual Report 2018-2019
Annual Report 2017-18
Annual Report 2016-17
Easy read: Annual report 2015-16
Annual Report 2015-16
Annual Report 2014-15
Annual Report 2013-14
Annual Report 2012-13
Annual Report 2011-12
Annual Report 2009-10
Annual Report 2008-09
Annual Report 2007-08
Annual Report 2006-07
Annual Report 2005-06- Consultation response: Early learning and childcare statutory guidance
It always comes down to money: young people’s views
Young people’s version: How participation in school helps you do well
Youth football in Scotland: Audio- Youth football in Scotland
Young Person’s UK Commissioners’ report
Feeling okay? The views of young carers
The great school toilet debate
Ipsos MORI survey report on school toilets
Children and young people’s views on participation and principles for practice
Child contact proceedings for children affected by domestic abuse
The administration of medicines and health care procedures in schools
No barriers to medication at school – the administration of medicines and healthcare procedures in schools
It always comes down to money
Toilets unblocked
The treatment of the views of children in private law child contact disputes where there is a history of domestic abuse
Looking at bullying and cyberbullying
Disabled children and young people’s experiences of using school toilets
Children’s right to play, culture and arts
Learning Lessons
How young people’s participation in school supports achievement and attainment
School toilets and the experiences of children and young people with a disability
Young people and the Scottish Parliament
Approaches to engagement with children 0-3 years
Evaluation of the 7 Golden Rules for Participation
Equally protected?
Coping is difficult, but I feel proud
Young People’s Views on Physical Punishment
BSL Plan
Gaelic UNCRC Pocketbook
BSL Simple UNCRC- Punjabi Simple UNCRC
- Urdu Simple UNCRC
- Arabic Simple UNCRC
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- Polish Simple UNCRC
- 7 Golden Rules in Vietnamese
- 7 Golden Rules in Arabic
- 7 Golden Rules in Scots Gaelic
- 7 Golden Rules in Polish
Golden Rules Symbols conversation cards
Golden Rules Symbols cards
7 Golden Rules for use with young people
7 Golden Rules for use with children
Legal brief: No Recourse to Public Funds
UNCRC Poster- Gaelic UNCRC Symbols poster
- Gaelic UNCRC Symbols cards
- Scots Gaelic Simple UNCRC
UNCRC Symbols poster
UK Children’s Commissioners’ response to the replies of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the List of Issues of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child- UK Fifth Periodic Report: Children’s Commissioners’ recommendations
Young People’s Version: Report of the UK Children’s Commissioners on Fifth UK Periodic Report
Report of the UK Children’s Commissioners on Fifth UK Periodic Report
Super Listener poster- Super Listener postcard
- MSP Briefing: Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
The treatment of the views of children in private law child contact disputes where there is a history of domestic abuse- Comments on the proposed British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill
- Response to Legal Assistance in Scotland: Fit for the 21st Century
- Consultation on draft statutory guidance for part 9 (corporate parenting) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act, 2014
- Evidence to the Justice Committee on the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill
- Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: MSP Briefing
- Evidence to the JCHR on UK compliance with the UNCRC
- Response to Petition PE1548: national guidance on restraint and seclusion in schools
- Evidence on the Education (Scotland) Bill
- British Sign Language Bill (Stage 3): MSP Briefing
- United Kingdom Children’s Commissioners’ response to the Home Office consultation “Reforming support for failed asylum seekers and other illegal immigrants”
- Response to pregnancy and parenthood in young people strategy
- Response to inquiry on the Human Rights Act
- Response to consultation on the Police Act 1997 and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Remedial Order 2015
- Digital learning and teaching strategy for Scotland
- Education (Scotland) Bill (Stage 2): MSP Briefing
- Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill (Stage 3): MSP Briefing
- MSP Briefing: Education (Scotland) Bill (Stage 3)
- UNCRPD draft delivery plan
- Consultation response: A criminal offence of domestic abuse
- Consultation response: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Time for Compliance) regulations 2016
- Consultation response on Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 statutory guidance part 3: children’s services planning
- Consultation response on Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 non-statutory guidance part 1: children’s rights duties
- Report to UN: The application of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in Scotland
- Response: Review of Scottish strategic police priorities
- Parliamentary Evidence: Scotland’s relationship with the EU
- Consultation response: Police powers to search children and young people for alcohol
- UN Submission: Children’s exposure to environmental toxicants
- Response to Children’s Commissioner for England: Incorporating Digital Rights into the UNCRC
Response to Mental health in Scotland: a 10-year vision- Consultation response: A child poverty bill for Scotland
- Consultation response: A new future for social security
- Comment on Petition PE1603/N: Ensuring greater scrutiny, guidance and consultation on armed forces visits to schools in Scotland
- Response to Standards in Scottish Schools etc Act 2000: draft statutory guidance
- Response to Empowering teachers, parents and communities to achieve excellence and equity in education: a governance review
- Consultation response: Sexual portrayal of under-18s in advertising
- Consultation response: New National Health and Social Care Standards
- Parliamentary evidence: Scotland-wide guidelines for Personal and Social Education
- Consultation response: Guidance on religious observance
- Response: Inquiry into hunger among children during the school holidays
- MSP briefing: Petition PE1548
- Response to PE1635: Review of Section 11 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995
- Parliamentary evidence: Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill (Stage 1)
- Position statement: Mosquito devices
- Consultation response: Healthcare needs in schools
- Consultation response: Proposed Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill
- Letter to John Swinney MSP on prejudice based bullying
- MSP briefing: Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill (Stage 1)
- Parliamentary evidence: Children and Young People (Information Sharing)(Scotland) Bill
- Consultation response: Supporting Children’s Learning Code of Practice
- Response: Review of Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995
Living is more important than just surviving
Holiday Hunger Programmes in Scotland- MSP briefing: Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill (Stage 3)
- Consultation response: Evidence and procedure review
- MSP briefing: Prejudice-based bullying debate
- Consultation response: Proposed Draft Police Act 1997/Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Remedial Order 2018
- Consultation response: Proposed Period Poverty Bill
- Consultation response: Extending Children’s Rights
- Universal Periodic Review: Opportunities for Parliamentary involvement
- Consultation response: Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004
- Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: Protecting and empowering children as human rights defenders
- Response to Empowering schools: A consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill
- Evidence to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee: Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill
- Consultation response: Protection of Vulnerable Groups and the Disclosure of Criminal Information
- Consultation response: Review of Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and creation of a family justice modernisation strategy
- Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
- Evidence to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee: Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill
- Response: Protecting Children Consultation
- Equalities and Human Rights Committee Call for Evidence: Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill
- Response: Nutritional requirements for food and drink in schools
- Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Draft revised General Comment No. 10 on children’s rights in juvenile justice
- Consultation response: Protective orders for people at risk of domestic abuse
- MSP Briefing: International standard for the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility
- Submission to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: Children’s rights in the digital environment
- MSP Briefing: Children (Equal Protection from Assault)(Scotland) Bill (Stage 1)
- MSP Briefing: Children (Equal Protection from Assault)(Scotland) Bill (Stage 2)
- Position Paper: Incorporation of the UNCRC
- Consultation response: Clinical pathway for children and young people who have disclosed sexual abuse
- Response to Public Petitions Committee Petition PE01713: Ban the use of Mosquito devices in Scotland
- Consultation response: Incorporation of the UNCRC
- Flushed With Success Press Release
- Consultation response: Scottish Sentencing Council consultation on the sentencing process
- Evidence to the Local Government and Communities Committee: Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
- Evidence to Justice Committee: Call for Views on the Children (Scotland) Bill
- Evidence to Education and Skills Committee: Disclosure (Scotland) Bill
- Consultation response: Proposed Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions) (Scotland) Bill
Draft Children’s Rights (Scotland) Bill- Consultation response: Youth Justice Standards
- Children (Equal Protection from Assault)(Scotland) Bill (Stage 3): MSP Briefing
Children as Human Rights Defenders Toolkit
UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (Child Friendly Version)
Promote, Protect, Defend: A report on children and young people as human rights defenders in Scotland
Terms of reference: Secure accommodation investigation
Summary of our Investigation: Restraint and seclusion in Scotland’s schools
Restraint and Seclusion response: West Lothian- Restraint and Seclusion response: West Dunbartonshire
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Stirling
- Restraint and Seclusion response: South Lanarkshire
- Restraint and Seclusion response: South Ayrshire
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Shetland
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Scottish Borders
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Renfrewshire
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Perth and Kinross
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Orkney
- Restraint and Seclusion response: North Lanarkshire
- Restraint and Seclusion response: North Ayrshire
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Moray
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Midlothian
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Inverclyde
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Highland
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Glasgow City
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Fife
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Falkirk
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Edinburgh City
- Restraint and Seclusion response: East Renfrewshire
- Restraint and Seclusion response: East Lothian
- Restraint and Seclusion response: East Dunbartonshire
- Restraint and Seclusion response: East Ayrshire
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Dundee City
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Dumfries and Galloway
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Clackmannanshire
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Angus
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Argyll and Bute
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Aberdeenshire
- Restraint and Seclusion response: Aberdeen City
No Safe Place: Terms of Reference
No Safe Place – Executive Summary
No Safe Place: Restraint and Seclusion in Scotland’s Schools
UNCRC Pocketbook
‘No Time to Waste’ … to Empower and Protect Children and Young People’s Rights to Climate Justice- ‘Help us feel young again’, children and teens tell the Scottish Government
“The Scottish Government can do more to loosen the grip of poverty”— joint call from Commissioner and Poverty Commission Chair
“A new baseline for how all adults in Scotland must respect and promote rights”—a children’s social worker reflects on UNCRC Incorporation
“A significant legal step”— Commissioner welcomes ruling for sibling participation in children’s hearings
“Despite my overwhelming nervousness, I did it. And I did it well.” Young Adviser Lewis on speaking to an audience about children’s rights
“Drive and demand change”— Commissioner travels to Highland Youth Parliament
“Hear Our Stories”, say young unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees
“I am looking at 80 young people today who have the power to defend the rights of children,” Commissioner tells Midlothian pupils 
“Information should always be interrogated rather than just consumed”― Commissioner Bruce Adamson supports #SaferInternetDay
“Listen to youngsters to make the world a better place,” says Young Adviser Sophie
“Not cut out for prison”: Depriving children of their childhood
“Shout as Loudly As You Can”— young #HumanRightsDefender Clara writes for Children in Scotland Magazine
“We owe it to children not only listen, but to act”— Commissioner welcomes conclusions of Independent Care Review
Just launched: A new guide to our legal powers 
Parliament party banished the nerves 
Putting rights into law: a tale of prevarication and delay - 7 Ways to get Better At Taking Young People Seriously
A new emergency Bill around Coronavirus is before the Scottish Parliament today. Here are two amendments that would protect young people’s rights- A new report is calling for major changes to the youth justice system in Scotland
- A study underpinning raising Scotland’s age of criminal responsibility has won a prestigious award
Acting Children’s Commissioner on exam results: Be proud of all your achievements- Address human rights violations relating to exams, Commissioner tells Education Secretary
Age assessments: Why they must be rights-respecting - All children have the right to a view: Our Briefing to MSPs on the Children (Scotland) Bill
Amendments to UNCRC Bill must not create further delay 
An amendment to the Planning Bill means children will be listened to less
Annual Rhodri Morgan Memorial Lecture
Apply to be our new Children and Young People’s Commissioner
Are children in Scotland unlawfully deprived of their liberty? On #HumanRightsDay we’re launching an investigation to find out- Asylum-seeking mums and babies finally moved to more suitable housing
- Asylum-seeking mums’ and babies’ human rights breached in unsuitable housing unit
- BINOCC Statement: Impact of drugs and the sale of drugs on social media
Birthday podcasts: Beginnings
Birthday podcasts: Making it happen
Birthday podcasts: The Handover
Blog: Children deprived of their liberty and alternatives to detention— my experience of the European Forum on the Rights of the Child
Briefing: Detention of children— the human rights issues- Campaigners hail historic vote for equal protection for children
Can you help young children tell the UN about their world? - CELCIS Care Leavers Conference speech
- Celebrate everything young people have achieved, says Children’s Commissioner
Championing rights from a new address: We’ve moved to Bridgeside House- Children and families must be urgently supported during any further school closures, says Children’s Commissioner
Children and young people defend our human rights— here are eight ways adults can help them do it- Children and young people deserve our support in the coronavirus pandemic. This is what Scotland must do to protect their rights
Children and young people take to Parliament to defend what’s right- Children are people too— their rights should be in law
Children as young as four in Scouting in Scotland can complete human rights badge 
Children can help Commissioner plan for the future at online assemblies 
Children must be kept safe in no-deal Brexit Britain, UK Commissioners say
Children need protection from energy disconnection
Children’s Commissioner: Ahead of exam results, remember there is no wrong path 
Children’s Commissioners warn poverty persists and children will bear the burden- Children’s Commissioner launches popular rights resource in Gaelic
Children’s Commissioner urges education leaders to support children taking part in climate strikes
Children’s Commissioner urges Ofgem to ban compulsory installations of pre-payment meters, warning of dire consequences for children
Children’s Commissioner warns Scottish Government is in breach of children’s human rights on the use of restraint in schools
Children’s Commissioner warns UK Government to take more robust action with energy suppliers
Children’s Commissioner welcomes Parliament’s commitment to back free period products Bill- Children’s Commissioner: SQA and Scottish Government must apologise to young people and restore fairness to the grading system
- Children’s Commissioners in devolved nations appeal to UK Government to end ‘discriminatory’ two-child limit on benefits
- Children’s Commissioners in devolved nations urge UK Government to stop violating children’s rights to an adequate standard of living
- Children’s Commissioners in devolved nations urge UK Government to stop violating children’s rights to an adequate standard of living
- Children’s right to education in a pandemic: Our evidence to the Education and Skills Committee
Children’s rights in the digital world: the UK’s opportunity to create ground breaking legislation- Climate change is a human rights issue: Commissioner supports children on #ClimateStrike
- Clock is ticking but there’s still time to do the right thing by young people and their assessments
Closing Speech: Annual Day on the Rights of the Child at #HRC46
Coimiseanair na Cloinne a’ cur goireas mòr-chòrdte mu chòraichean air bhog sa Ghàidhlig- Commissioner and Together present Ministers with draft Children’s Rights (Scotland) Bill
Commissioner asks Scottish Government to be clear on when child rights become Scots law- Commissioner becomes Champion of smoke-free spaces for children
Commissioner Bruce is a good sport at judo club
Commissioner condemns Scottish Government as it once again fails to prioritise children’s rights- Commissioner echoes civil society call for emergency cash boost to families
- Commissioner repeats call for direct payments to families as extent of UK food insecurity revealed
- Commissioner responds to Scottish Government statement on child poverty
- Commissioner responds to UK Supreme Court judgment today on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
- Commissioner sits on Independent Advisory Group on Police Scotland’s use of emergency coronavirus powers
Commissioner strongly opposes medical age assessment of child refugees
Commissioner supports call for urgent action on child poverty- Commissioner supports urgent action for children deprived of liberty
- Commissioner urges Scottish Government to hear from young carers about what support they need during global pandemic
- Commissioner urges UK Government to end immigration detention of children
Commissioner welcomes broad political support for equal protection as Member’s Bill lodged in Parliament
Commissioner welcomes Scottish Government commitment to full and direct UNCRC incorporation
Commissioner writes to MSPs on UNCRC incorporation- Commissioner: Children and young people must be priority as Scotland opens up again
- Commissioner: Mental Health Taskforce recommendations would bring about necessary change
- Commissioner: SQA must “urgently communicate” alternative assessment for 2021 Highers/Advanced Highers
- Commissioner: Stop and search research highlights need for human rights-based approach
- Commissioner: UK and Scottish Governments must do more to address child poverty
Commissioner: We need urgent action on UNCRC incorporation, not just words
Commissioner’s position on proposed Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill
Commissioner’s statement on Scottish Government response to independent mental health review
Commissioner’s farewell message to Scotland’s children and young people: “Thank you all for being so amazing.” 
Commissioner’s investigation finds at-risk children may have been detained unlawfully- Commissioner’s office raises human rights concerns over impact of hotel quarantine on children
- Commissioner’s speech to UN Human Rights Council: The Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals
- Commissioner’s Statement: Response to Ministerial Statement on SQA Exam Results 2020
- Commissioner’s statement: UK Government refers UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill to Supreme Court
Coronavirus has sent us into a spiral. Urgent improvements are needed to support children’s mental health- Coronavirus is an education emergency for Scotland. Children and young people must be involved in how we tackle it
Covid amplifying children’s disadvantages across UK, say UK Children’s Commissioners- Defending your human #Right2Food— Scotland’s young people take their food fight to our Parliament
Don’t punish children for taking part in climate action, urges Children’s Commissioner- Don’t punish children for taking part in climate action, urges Children’s Commissioner
Drawing our rights: 6 pictures from children at Grampian Women’s Aid- Education decisions will have lifelong impacts, says Children’s Commissioner
Eilidh’s Top 10 things to keep you busy during lockdown!- ENOC Open Letter: Emergency situation for migrant children trapped in camps at the Greek border
ENYA 2021: Young people speaking up across Europe
ENYA 2023: The role of Children’s Rights Institutions (CRIs) in the protection and promotion of children’s rights
ENYA: Young people in Scotland bringing their voices to Europe
European children’s rights institutions express deep concern over U.S child detention policy- European Network of Ombudspersons for Children Statement: Children’s rights in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak
Every care experienced child should be able to have contact with siblings— we must make sure they can do so- Explainer: UK Government letter around UNCRC Incorporation Bill
- Former UN Special Representative on Violence against Children welcomes equal protection in Scotland
Four more UN treaties planned for Scots law as final UNCRC Incorporation debate imminent
Full, direct, and urgent: Three key words for incorporating the UNCRC
Get involved: Help us plan for the future- Getting your views on our draft BSL plan
Governments are failing to protect children’s rights, say Children’s Commissioners – in joint report
Governments must step up to protect children’s rights, warns United Nations 
Healthy diets “increasingly unaffordable” for 220,000 of Scotland’s children, says new research
Helping us work for you: Young advisors lay our revised Strategic Plan
Holyrood must act now to protect children’s rights
Housing children in hotels violates human rights and is “dangerous, exacerbates trauma, and can damage health”, says Children’s Commissioner 
How should Scotland’s care and justice system be improved for children and young people? A new enquiry aims to find out
Human rights are under threat: Why we must protect them - Human rights concerns for children in detention: Convener of Justice Committee writes to Cabinet Secretary
In Scotland, Internationally, at home: Jonathan blogs on his experience as a #YoungAdviser
Incorporation is not just a legal process— it’s a way to take action on poverty
Is incorporation of the UNCRC still worth it? Yes it is.
It’s our 18th Birthday!
It’s our birthday and the party’s started 
Justice system must be centred around children’s rights – otherwise lives are at risk 
Lack of access to youth work services threatens to leave young people in Scotland without vital support. 
Learning at home for the first time? Our young adviser Kaydence shares her top learning resources
Learning at home with the Commissioner- Learning at home with the Commissioner: Activity 2
Learning at home with the Commissioner: Activity 3- Learning at home with the Commissioner: Activity 4
- Let’s Talk Young: Let’s Talk About Mental Health – ENOC 2018
- Listen: Science experts answer young people’s coronavirus questions
- Looked After children and young people and rights to education: Accessing the right to Coordinated Support Plans
Made with children and young people, and for you: Our new website is built to help- Media release: Scotland’s largest teaching union calls for national guidance on restraint and seclusion
Meet 11-year-olds Hannah and Cameron— Global Ambassadors to the United Nations
Meet the new Children and Young People’s Commissioner 
Mental health investment needs to be targeted so it can make a difference
Moving your body is good for your mind- Nearly a quarter of children in Scotland will spend this Christmas in poverty. Putting their rights into Scots law is the way to bring radical change
New FAQ children asked for: Face masks and the environment
New FAQ for young people on extra support from school- New FAQ: Wearing a face covering at school
- New law on rights makes government accountable to children
- New report: Older children in conflict with the law in Scotland
New toolkit helps children act as human rights defenders
On air: Young Advisors on live radio talking about mental health investigation 
On Human Rights Day, 16-year-old Jodi blogs on the lessons we can learn from 2020
On our way to Mallaig: Visiting Lady Lovat Primary School
Our 2019/20 Annual Report covers a huge year for children’s human rights in Scotland- Our 2020/21 Annual Report covers children’s human rights in the midst of a pandemic
Our 2021/22 Annual Report: A momentous year for children’s human rights in Scotland 
Our 2022/23 Annual Report: Our last with Commissioner Bruce Adamson 
Our annual report for 2017-18 covers our office’s journey
Our Annual Report: A Journal for 2018/19- Our commitments to children: How are Scotland and the UK doing?
- Our human rights in a digital world: Beccie’s experience at the European Network of Young Advisers
Over to you: Young people tell our roadshow about living in poverty, their health, and education.- Parenting Across Scotland speech: Parents, Families and the UNCRC
- Parliamentary Briefing: Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill
Peace and Unity Conference speech- Police must allow young people to protest peacefully at COP-26, says Children’s Commissioner
- Position Statement: Covid restrictions on students
- Position statement: Removal of face coverings in classrooms from 28 February 2022
Poster power marks 30 years of the UNCRC!
Poverty is a human rights issue for children and young people in Scotland. These are steps that must be taken to address it
Promote, Protect, Defend: Young human rights defenders demand those in power support them
Promoting equality and respect for all: Commissioner welcomes LGBTI positive education
Proposed new law to protect children from harmful restraint is much needed - Raise age of criminal responsibility to 16, says independent expert panel on youth justice
Release of our new Strategic Plan
Report on children and young people’s mental health echoes young people’s voices
Restraint and seclusion are still real issues in Scotland’s schools― but there’s now a chance that this can change- Restraint and Seclusion in Scotland’s schools: Commissioner publishes first investigation report
- Restraint and Seclusion: Scottish Government response to our Investigation and our reply
Results day this year will be more stressful than ever before. It’s not too late to make sure learners aren’t disadvantaged
Rights matter. We matter. Don’t lose hope― a 90-second speech for Human Rights Day
Rights of children overlooked during coronavirus emergency
Rights, Cake and a Birthday Party to remember: Our Young People’s Human Rights Gathering 2019
School counselling in holidays crucial for children’s mental health, says Commissioner’s new report 
Schools, youth clubs and projects. The participation roadshow tours Shetland 
Scotland is consulting on incorporating the UNCRC. This is the most important thing we can do to protect children’s rights- Scotland is hosting a youth-led conference of children’s commissioners across Europe
- Scotland’s largest teaching union calls for national guidance on restraint and seclusion
- Scotland’s age of criminal responsibility is rising to 12. Now, it needs to go higher than the “absolute minimum” acceptable
Scotland’s children and young people help UN grill governments on children’s rights- Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner challenges Ofgem on price rise that’s forcing more families into poverty
Scotland’s making progress for care experienced people. Here are three ways we need to go further- Scottish equality and human rights bodies join together in call for inquiry into implications of Covid-19
- Scottish equality and human rights bodies welcome inquiry into implications of Covid-19
Scottish Government amends quarantine regulations for children after our office raises human rights concerns- Scottish Government heeds calls to protect children from unlawful restraint and seclusion in schools
Scottish Government must show ‘real leadership’ to stop UK Government’s attack on human rights- Scottish rights statute set to end thirty year campaign
- Scottish rights statute set to mark end of thirty-year campaign
- Scouts Scotland and Children’s Commissioner launch new human rights badge
Scouts Scotland and Commissioner’s office to launch new rights badge- Seeking clarity on new restrictions around students returning home
Speaking out on climate: Do you think your rights are protected?
Speaking up for #HumanRightsDefenders— Parliaments host a DGD Hub- Statement for the New Zealand Symposium
- Statement on Educational Disruption
- Statement on HMIPS Inspection Report into YOI Polmont
- Statement on the Equality and Human Rights Committee Report on Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament
- Statement on Trussell Trust figures showing an 62% increase in food parcels given to children in Scotland in April
- Statement on UN Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Expert’s visit to Scotland
Statement: Acting Commissioner supports calls for child footballers’ rights to be protected by law- Statement: Alternative care for children
Statement: Auditor General for Scotland and Accounts Commission briefing report 
STATEMENT: Bruce Adamson welcomes nomination of Nicola Killean as next Children’s Commissioner - Statement: Call for urgent action on children who are deprived of their liberty
- Statement: Child Protection and School Reopening
- Statement: Children and Young People’s Commissioner responds to Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee report on Improving Youth Football
Statement: Commissioner calls on Scottish Government to prioritise rolling out universal free schools meals.- Statement: Commissioner concerned about “lack of urgency” surrounding UNCRC incorporation as office turns 18
- Statement: Commissioner condemns racist abuse of children
- Statement: Commissioner encourages ‘last to close and first to open’ approach to schools in the pandemic
Statement: Commissioner intervenes in hotel accommodation for pregnant asylum seekers- Statement: Commissioner on access to water in schools
- Statement: Commissioner on CMO advice to vaccinate 12 to 15 year olds
- Statement: Commissioner on the impact of COVID-19 on the right to education
- Statement: Commissioner on the proposed Covid-19 inquiry
Statement: Commissioner on UNCRC incorporation announcement by Scottish Government- Statement: Commissioner raises concerns with Scottish Government about rights impact of Health and Wellbeing Survey
Statement: Commissioner responds to a new report on cross-border secure care placements- Statement: Commissioner responds to judgment made by the UK Supreme Court today on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.
- Statement: Commissioner responds to new sentencing guidelines
Statement: Commissioner responds to Supreme Court decision on Rwanda plan 
Statement: Commissioner responds to the latest update by Scottish Government on restraint and seclusion- Statement: Commissioner says children’s rights are in grave danger due to Uk Government proposals
Statement: Commissioner signs joint letter demanding Scottish Government doubles child bridging payments- Statement: Commissioner urges Scottish and UK Governments to remove immunity for Scottish Ministers
- Statement: Commissioner’s office launches new Strategic Plan
- Statement: Communication on Covid protection measures and vaccinations
- Statement: Concerns around SQA 2021 Appeals Process Consultation
Statement: Court of Session ruling on the Children’s Hearings System and ECHR- Statement: Cross-border placements in secure accommodation
- Statement: Deprivation of Liberty of Under-18s in Police Custody
- Statement: Digital exclusion’s impact on online learning
- Statement: Equal protection from assault for children
- Statement: Exam results and appeals process
- Statement: Exam results and return to school
- Statement: Food insecurity
Statement: Human Rights Act reform will erode children’s rights protections.- Statement: Human Rights Concerns around Unsuitable Mother-Baby Unit Accommodation
- Statement: Impact of climate change on children’s rights
- Statement: Impact of Covid-19 on Disabled Children
- Statement: Impact of Covid-19 on waiting times for mental health services
- Statement: Impact of Covid-19 on Youth Work
- Statement: It’s a year since the Committee on the Rights of the Child warned of the pandemic’s grave effects. Now, we’ve seen them come to pass
- Statement: Minimum age of criminal responsibility
- Statement: New rights guide for children in custody
- Statement: Police stop and search of children figures
- Statement: Rights concerns around unaccompanied children in quarantine
- Statement: Rule of Six and Covid-19
Statement: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Commissioners call on Governments to address cost-of-living- Statement: Scottish Government announces 2021 exam cancellations
- Statement: Searches of children by police
- Statement: Swift action needed by Scottish Government to ensure Assessment Process is rights-compliant
- Statement: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-2026
Statement: The importance of improving legal support for children in conflict with the law 
Statement: The Scottish Government and the SQA must respond to young people urgently - Statement: Trafficked children detained in Young Offenders Institutions
- Statement: UK Compliance with UN Convention Against Torture
Statement: Universal Periodic Review- Statement: Updated position on vaccination
- Statement: Vaccination of under 18s
- Statement: Vaccination offer to children aged five to 11
Statement: Value children as rights-holders in digital spaces- Statement: We welcome Scottish Government’s commitment to new guidance on restraint and seclusion
- Statement: Welcoming the Scottish Government’s commitment to incorporation of the UNCRC
- Statement: Young people describe alternative assessment pressure
Stopping child trafficking: what UK and Scottish governments must do now 
Supermarkets urged not to challenge families with children when out shopping for essentials- Swimming to the Surface
Teenagers urged to “raise your voice” to advise Children’s Commissioner
The 31st article on the 31st Playday: UK Commissioners celebrate the right to play
The challenges you face, the vision for your future: Commissioner speaks to Perth and Kinross young people
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says Scotland must take decisive steps to end child poverty. We agree.
The UNCRC is being incorporated into Scots law. This is how it’s going to make a difference- The UNCRC turns 30 today— there’s a lot to celebrate, but Scotland’s running out of time to incorporate it
Three significant steps for children’s rights in the Children (Scotland) Bill
Two Scottish teenagers are youngest ever to address UN Committee Against Torture
UK and Scottish Parliaments must challenge Illegal Migration Bill, warns Children’s Commissioner- UK Government’s mini-budget fails to immediately help children and families in poverty
UK’s Children’s Commissioners say systemic disadvantages must be addressed as report shows nearly a quarter of Scotland’s children in poverty- UNCRC Bill passes Stage 2
- UNCRC Incorporation must be full, direct and urgent: Our response to Scottish Government consultation
Unsure about how to involve children in decision-making? This new guide is for you- Vulnerable children don’t always have human rights respected, warns Commissioner following new report
We need to give children a role in how we react to the pandemic
We pride ourselves on rights but we are failing children
We’ll celebrate rights telling 7-word stories
We’re going the extra mile to meet children and young people- We’re meeting some of Europe’s most prominent human rights defenders. What do you think we should ask them?
We’re thinking about Children’s Mental Health Week 
Webinar: Interactive discussion on children’s access to climate justice
Welcome to our office: Gina Wilson, Head of Strategy- What needs to change around mental health in Scotland? Young people bring their views to Barcelona
- What to do if your school isn’t giving you access to fresh water
- Whatever our age, #OurRightsAreHumanRights— 5 universal rights for Human Rights Day
- When did 12 become the age at which we stopped caring about children?
When the news seems scary, you still have power 
Who Cares? Scotland’s Festival of Care 
Young Adviser Beth marks International Day Of Persons With Disabilities- Young Adviser Chloe vlogs for the International Day of Charity
- Young Adviser Lewis marks World Children’s Day
Young children explore their richts in Scots with new book- Young children explore their rights in Gaelic with new book
Young human rights defenders call for more support, protection and recognition of their fight for rights
Young human rights defenders on climate strike
Young people empowering rural communities: Commissioner speaks at international conference in Dumfries
Young voices at the Scottish Parliament: Our Young Advisers’ session with the Education and Skills Committee
Youngest children explore their rights with Commissioner’s new book.
Article 1 – Everyone under 18 has these rights
Article 10 – I have the right to see my family if they live in another country
Article 11 – I have the right not to be taken out of the country illegally
Article 12 – I have the right to be listened to and taken seriously
Article 13 – I have the right to find out and share information
Article 14 – I have the right to have my own thoughts and beliefs and to choose my religion with my parents’ guidance
Article 15 – I have the right to meet with friends and to join groups
Article 16 – I have the right to keep some things private
Article 17 – I have the right to get information in lots of ways, so long as it’s safe
Article 18 – I have the right to be brought up by both parents if possible
Article 19 – I have the right to be protected from being hurt or badly treated
Article 2 – All children have these rights
Article 20 – I have the right to special protection and help if I can’t live with my own family
Article 21 – I have the right to have the best care if I am adopted
Article 22 – If I am a refugee, I have the same rights as children born in that country
Article 23 – If I have a disability, I have the right to special care and education
Article 24 – I have the right to good quality health care, to clean water and good food
Article 25 – If I am not living with my family, people should keep checking I am safe and happy
Article 26 – My family should get the money they need to help bring me up
Article 27 – I have the right to have a proper house, food and clothing
Article 28 – I have the right to an education
Article 29 – I have the right to an education which develops my personality, respect for others’ rights and the environment
Article 3 – Adults must do what’s best for me
Article 30 – I have a right to speak my own language and to follow my family’s way of life
Article 31 – I have a right to relax and play
Article 32 – I should not be made to do dangerous work
Article 33 – I should be protected from dangerous drugs
Article 34 – Nobody should touch me in ways that make me feel uncomfortable, unsafe or sad
Article 35 – I should not be abducted, sold or trafficked
Article 36 – I have the right to be kept safe from things that could harm my development
Article 37 – I have the right not to be punished in a cruel or hurtful way
Article 38 – I am not allowed to join the army until I am 15
Article 39 – I have the right to get help if I have been hurt, neglected or badly treated
Article 4 – The Government should make sure my rights are respected
Article 40 – I have the right to get legal help and to be treated fairly if I have been accused of breaking the law
Article 41 – Where our country treats us better than the U.N. does we should keep up the good work!
Article 42 – Everyone should know about the UNCRC
Article 5 – The Government should respect the right of my family to help me know about my rights
Article 6 – I should be supported to live and grow
Article 7 – I have a right to a name and to belong to a country
Article 8 – I have a right to an identity
Article 9 – I have a right to live with a family who cares for me