10th November 2020 |
Privacy and participation in the Children’s Hearings System |
A policy briefing has been published today (Tuesday 10 November) exploring ‘Young people and parents’ views on privacy and how this affects their participation in the Children’s Hearings System’. Privacy… |
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6th November 2020 |
SCRA welcomes implementation of new legislation |
SCRA welcomes the implementation of The Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act 2019. The new Act will change the law and remove the “reasonable chastisement” defence from Saturday 7… |
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4th November 2020 |
Free books for young children attending Hearings |
Children aged five and under attending Children’s Hearings in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling will receive a free book from this week. SCRA has teamed up with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library… |
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2nd November 2020 |
Accessing your information – just ask |
We have launched a new suite of materials to make it easier for people to understand how to make a request to SCRA to access their information. We have been… |
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30th October 2020 |
Socially distanced Hearing rooms created |
Two more Hearing rooms have been revamped to ensure that socially distanced Hearings can take place. In Paisley one of the walls between the Hearing room and one of the… |
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29th October 2020 |
SCRA Annual Report 2019/20 |
SCRA’s Annual Report 2019/20 has been published today, Thursday 29 October 2020. The Annual Report includes the full set of audited Annual Accounts for 2019/20 which contains a new section… |
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26th October 2020 |
Sexual exploitation of children – new research report |
A ground breaking piece of research has been published today (Monday 26 October) by the SCRA and Barnardo’s Scotland. ‘Sexual exploitation of children involved in the Children’s Hearings System’ is… |
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19th October 2020 |
SCRA welcomes OHOV Zine |
SCRA has welcomed publication of the Zine which has been produced by Our Hearings, Our Voice. Our Hearings, Our Voice (OHOV) is an independent board for children and young people… |
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13th October 2020 |
Attending Children’s Hearings – wearing face coverings |
Following the First Minister’s announcement on 7 October, we now require all staff and visitors to SCRA premises to wear appropriate face coverings whilst in communal areas. These areas include… |
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22nd September 2020 |
SCRA fact sheets revised |
SCRA’s range of fact sheets about the Children’s Hearings System have been reviewed and the updated versions published today. The suite of 15 fact sheets covers a range of subjects… |
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3rd September 2020 |
SCRA welcomes incorporation of UNCRC |
SCRA has warmly welcomed the Scottish Government’s landmark Bill to fully incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots domestic law. Neil Hunter, SCRA’s… |
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