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A comprehensive Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on how emergency coronavirus laws and policies have impacted the human rights of children and young people in Scotland.
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See all news and storiesRights of children overlooked during coronavirus emergency
The coronavirus emergency has demonstrated how easily children are left with no voice, even as governments struggle to deliver policy aimed to benefit them, the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland said today.
Education decisions will have lifelong impacts, says Children’s Commissioner
The Commissioner says Scotland’s Education Recovery Group must use all available resources to the maximum extent possible to support children’s education.
Statement: Children and Young People’s Commissioner responds to Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee report on Improving Youth Football
Commissioner Bruce Adamson’s statement following the publication of the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee report on Improving Youth Football.
Human rights concerns for children in detention: Convener of Justice Committee writes to Cabinet Secretary
The Convener of the Justice Committee has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice after the Commissioner and the Scottish Human Rights Commission raised concerns around human rights in Scotland’s Young Offenders’ Institutions and prisons.