Children and Young People meet with the Scottish Cabinet 2020

Making children's human rights real: #CabinetTakeover 2020 Children and young people will meet with the Scottish Cabinet this week. With ...
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Scotland’s ‘Cinderella’ Organisation

It is in children’s daily experiences that rights are made real.Prof Jennifer Davidson Scotland has made genuine progress in raising ...
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National Sitting 2019

The 5th National Sitting of Children’s Parliament brought together children and adults from across Scotland to celebrate 30 years of ...
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Members of Children's Parliament at the National Sitting

Where are Scotland’s ‘children’?

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as being under the age of 18 ...
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Children’s voices and the Scottish Cabinet

On 5th March 2019, children travelled from across Scotland to meet with Nicola Sturgeon and her Cabinet at Bute House, ...
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CP Year in Review

2018 was Children's Parliament's 22nd year of operation and our busiest yet! Through our projects and consultations we engaged over 1000 ...
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#CPYearinReview: Y is for Youth Ambassador

My relationship with the Children’s Parliament began when I was chosen to be a part of the Fife group in ...
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#CPYearinReview: R is for Responsibility

In Scotland, children under 12 cannot be prosecuted in court but those aged 8 and over can be referred to ...
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#CPYearinReview: Q is for eQuality + eQuity

When MCPs met with Scottish Government Directors in September, MCP Elisha raised the importance of considering equity, as well as ...
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#CPYearinReview: N is for National Sitting

Last year, Children’s Parliament celebrated its 21st birthday. Our National Sitting marked the start of a journey – a journey ...
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