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See all news and storiesStatement: Commissioner responds to judgment made by the UK Supreme Court today on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.
In March, the Scottish Parliament unanimously passed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill. Today, after a legal challenge by the UK Government, the Supreme Court has found that while some aspects of the bill are outside the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, there is no dispute about the Scottish Parliament’s decision to incorporate the UNCRC into Scots Law.
Don’t punish children for taking part in climate action, urges Children’s Commissioner
The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Bruce Adamson has written to every Director of Education in Scotland urging them to support children taking part in the global climate strike this Friday (24 September 2021).
Commissioner: UK and Scottish Governments must do more to address child poverty
Bruce Adamson, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, has given evidence to the UK Work and Pensions Committee as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into children in poverty which publishes its first report today.
Statement: Child Protection and School Reopening
Bruce Adamson, Children and Young People’s Commissioner, has spoken in today’s Daily Record about the issue of child protection following the reopening of schools.
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