Children & Young People
Background / Overview – Scotland
Background / Overview – UK
Strategy Policy, Legislation
Listed Authorities
Children & Young People – Listed Authorities
Race Equality Framework (REF)
Children & Young People – Race Equality Framework
Link | Description |
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| REF 07a: Effective Engagement on Issues of Discrimination and Hate Crime | Ensure effective engagement of minority ethnic communities, particularly young people, in considering what more can be done to tackle issues of discrimination and hate crime, to ensure their lived experience informs this work |
| REF 22a: Develop Policy & Practice in Early Learning and Childcare Needs | Work to develop policy and practice so that early learning and childcare meets the needs of parents and children across all ethnicities |
| REF 22b: Consider Feasibility of Data Collection in Early Learning & Childcare | Consider the feasibility of collecting accurate ethnicity information on children within early learning and childcare as part of our current data transformation work |
| REF 22c: Work with Keystakeholder to Increase Early Learning & Childcare Workfoce | Work with key stakeholders to promote greater diversity during our expansion of the early learning and childcare workforce |
Immediate Priorities Plan (IPP)
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Other Accountability Mechanisms
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Equity Reports
Children & Young People – Equity Reports
Mainstreaming Report
Children & Young People – Mainstreaming Report – 2023 to 2025
Link | Description |
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| Equality Outcomes 2023 to 2025: Children’s Rights | The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 makes Scotland the first UK nation and devolved nation globally to directly incorporate the UNCRC into domestic law, fostering a culture of accountability for children’s rights across public services. Key provisions, commenced in July 2024, include duties ensuring public authorities act compatibly with the UNCRC, interpreting legislation in line with UNCRC requirements, and empowering courts to strike down or issue incompatibility declarators for non-compliant legislation. The Act also enables children, young people, and their representatives to enforce their rights through the courts, reinforcing Scotland’s commitment to protecting and advancing children’s rights. |
Periodic Report Recommendations
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Data Sets
Children & Young People – Data Sets
- Children’s Social Work Statistics
- Scotland Data – Child Poverty Analysis – gov.scot
- Scotland Data – Children’s Social Work Statistics: Secure Care
- Scotland Data – Children’s Social Work Statistics 2022-23 – Looked After Children – gov.scot
- Scotland Data – Children’s Social Work Statistics: Child Protection
- Scotland Data – Children’s Social Work Statistics: Looked After Children
- Scotland Data – Education Outcomes for Looked After Children
- UK Data – Child Maintenance Service statistics – GOV.UK
- UK Data – Children’s social work workforce, Reporting year 2024 – Explore education statistics – GOV.UK
News
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Key Publications & Resources
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Publications & Resources
Children & Young People – Publications & Resources
- Highland Council Children’s Services – collection and use of equality data: case study – gov.scot
- Mental health and wellbeing of black and minority ethnic children and young people in Glasgow – 2022
- Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration – collection and use of equality data: case study – gov.scot
Links
Children & Young People – Links
- Changing the race equality paradigm | Together Scotland
- Enquire’s animation on racist bullying | Together Scotland
- Guide to facilitate racial inequality discussions with young people | Together Scotland
- New resource: Human rights for anti-racism in education | Together Scotland
- Together Submission to Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
- Webinar: Who defines childhood innocence? Anti-racist practice, white fragility and effective allyship in early childhood | Together Scotland
- When Mandela danced in the square: Lessons for young citizens from the Scottish anti-apartheid movement | Together Scotland
- Youth led anti-racist and pro black training for organisations | Together Scotland
