Scottish Government

A response by the Scottish Government to the 2008 concluding observations from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

ISBN 978 0 7559 -8120-5

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Contents

Foreword
Introduction

What is the action area?

1 Ongoing monitoring of UNCRC in Scotland and development of UK-wide work
2 Promoting children's rights in the Scottish Government
3 Promotion and awareness raising of UNCRC, including training of professionals who work with children
4 Tackling negative perceptions of children and young people
5 Gypsy/Traveller children and young people
6 Advocacy services for children and young people.
7 Participation of children and young people in schools
8 Mosquito devices
9 Promoting positive forms of parenting
10 Young Carers
11 Improve outcomes for looked after children
12 Children of prisoners
13 Private fostering
14 Children with disabilities
15 Improve outcomes for teen parents
16 Support delivery of the Curriculum for Excellence health and wellbeing experiences and outcomes
17 Child poverty
18 Play
19 Better support for unaccompanied asylum seeker children
20 Child trafficking and sexual exploitation
21 16 and 17 year olds in the youth justice system

What was said in the consultation?