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Do The Right Thing

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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child provides the principles and values to which we all should aspire. In 2009 we published ‘Do the Right Thing’ – our response to the 2008 concluding observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
This was a clear commitment by the Scottish Government to account for actions to further promote children’s rights. This document reports on the significant progress we have made since then and we will continue to demonstrate the importance we place on rights through future similar reports.
Best Interest of the Child, Culture, Values & Ethos, Leaders & Managers, Other adults working with CYP, POLICY / GUIDANCE, Recog & Realising CYP's Rights, Skills & Attitudes

UNCRC: The foundation of Getting It Right For Every Child

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Scottish Ministers are committed to promoting the GIRFEC approach and way of working. Legislation is proposed for introduction to parliament this year to ensure that the key elements of the approach have a statutory foundation. The attached paper has been produced with the aim of helping to understand better the relationship with UNCRC and how the application of GIRFEC will progress respect for the rights of each individual child and young person across Scotland.
We want children and young people to experience public services that place them at the centre of what they do. Scotland has a proud track record in promoting
the welfare of children and young people. The establishment and development of the children’s hearings system is a clear testimony to that. Extending the new way of working across all services and for all children and young people with a focus on improving wellbeing takes that commitment– and challenges – to a new level. Achieving such change will take time but we have taken some of the first big steps on the journey.