Policy briefings

Here are details of briefings produced by our policy team on behalf of the Commissioner’s office. Briefings are listed by publication date.

Briefings

2017

Religious observance policy

May 2017.

2016

The right to food

December 2016.

Raising the age of criminal responsibility

June 2016.

Healthcare needs briefing

June 2016.

2015

National guidance on restraint and seclusion in schools

April 2015.

Key achievements for children’s rights in Scotland

March 2015.

Key concerns for children’s rights in Scotland

March 2015.

The state of children’s rights in Scotland for groups highlighted by the Joint Committee on Human Rights

March 2015.

Young voters and the independence referendum

February 2015.

The British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill

February 2015.

2014

Scotland's National Action Plan for human rights

December 2014.

Austerity and children’s rights

December 2014.

Fracking and children’s rights

December 2014.

Young carers

June 2014.

Health inequalities in the early years

April 2014.