Children's Parliament - Home
The Children’s Parliament introduces children to a world of ideas, creating opportunities for reflection and critical thinking as a part of mainstream Scottish society. Through participation children make their contribution to a compassionate, just Scotland by becoming active and engaged contributors.
We are actively seeking partners to help develop our web presence. We want to create an online community where every child in Scotland can become a Member of the Children’s Parliament (MCP). In the meantime this small site gives you some key information about us.
- We are currently working with the International Play Association Scotland to consult with children aged 3 to 13 on the significance and impact of the child's right to play as set out in article 31 of the UNCRC. If you work with a group of children who'd like their voices heard in the debate; then please download the information sheet HERE and get in touch.
- The Scottish Government is changing part of the law to do with Children's Hearings in Scotland. Before it does this it wanted to hear from children who had been to a Children's Hearing to find out what it was like and what could be improved. Scottish Government asked the Children's Parliament to speak to them, you can download the PDF report of those conversations HERE and watch the DVD on YouTube HERE
- Members of the Children’s Parliament got together in 2009 and explored children’s rights at school. Download the PDF ‘Listen as if the future depended on it’ HERE
- An independent evaluation of The Children's Parliament community group programme was completed by The Global Citizenship Unit at Glasgow University. You can download this PDF HERE
- Lothian and Borders Police are developing their Youth Strategy for 2010 - 2013. The Children's Parliament brought children together to give their views. You can download this PDF HERE
- The Children’s Parliament has piloted work exploring children’s rights in family life. For more on the Wee Democracy Project download our PDF report HERE
- Scotland’s children and implementation of the UNCRC The Children’s parliament undertook this consultation for Scottish Government (2006). You can download this PDF HERE
- Children contributed to the consultation about the legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games download our PDF report HERE
- Children contributed to the consultation on the future of television in Scotland for the Scottish Broadcasting Commission download our PDF report HERE
- Working with WWF Scotland, the Children’s Parliament Climate Change Project gave children an opportunity to learn more about Scotland’s changing climate in the light of Scotland’s Climate Change Bill. Download the project PDF report HERE. Watch the DVD below.