Today an incredible group of parents from Moray, launched new research Oor Lives, Oor Ane which they worked with us to design and carry out. The research explores what would have made a difference for families who have care experienced children #KeepThePromise . 1/2

“Poverty is killing the very notion of childhood” Read @Margl43 Children 1st CEO interview with NeilMackay The Herald describing the desperate deprivation too many children in Scotland are living with 👉 heraldscotland.com/politics/24190…

#ChildrenInCrisis #1in4Children

For these women, for their children, for the thousands who came before, for the thousands who today are trapped in terror by abusers and systems that repeatedly and consistently fail them, we must have radical reform. Thank you BBC Scotland and Catriona MacPhee #PainIntoPower

✨New Year, New Career

📣Our member Children 1st is looking to recruit a 'Policy Assistant' #JobSearchTogether #UNCRCScotland

🗓️Closing Date: Friday 9th February 2024
📍Edinburgh based, with hybrid options and flexibility to work in other service bases

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The search is on for a fabulous Policy Assistant to join us! Great work to be done on Family Group Decision Making all underpinned by children's rights. Be part of an excellent team and want to really make a difference! Please share widely if you can

We’re thrilled the UNCRC Bill has been given Royal Assent ✅
Children & young people have led the campaign for UNCRC incorporation in Scotland & we can now look ahead to children’s rights being enshrined in law, policy and practice. Next step, implementation!

A real-terms decrease of 2.8% (£619 million) for Scottish local authorities will mean a cold wind blowing for the Scottish third sector and hard times for citizens who rely on that support. We so badly need an equitable funding regime for the third sector in Scotland TSI Scotland Network

🍭A great day to celebrate incorporation of #UNCRC into Scots law. Moving aspiration of children's rights to legal reality. Huge amount of work involved with the participation of children themselves. A moment to be grateful for this achievement for Scotland's children! 🥳🥳🥳

Today, after a campaign that has lasted over 10 years and involved thousands of children and young people, the #UNCRCScotland (Incorporation) Bill is ready for what we hope will be its final debate in the Scottish Parliament. Read our full response here 👉 ow.ly/xFp050QglqY

Scottish Parliament Shirley-Anne Somerville Martin Whitfield MSP Meghan Gallacher MSP Scottish Government Equalities, Human Rights & Civil Justice Committee Kaukab Stewart MSP Juliet Harris 🧡 Fulton MacGregor MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP Annie Wells MSP And the vote is in....

117 for yes
No nos, no abstentions

#UNCRCScotland has been passed unanimously by all parties across the Scottish Parliament 🎉🎈🥰

Huge congratulations to all the children and young people who have campaigned relentlessly for this. Today is yours! 😁💪

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill has been passed unanimously by MSPs this evening at Reconsideration Stage.

You can find out more about the Bill - and the Reconsideration Stage - on our website at ow.ly/PTR050Qgtvg

⏰Time 2 celebrate🎉
 
Scottish Parliament MSPs voted YES for incorporation of children's rights into law
 Congrats 2 all children & young people, past & present, who have championed for their rights over the last decade, ensuring protection for current & future children of🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #UNCRCScotland

We join Together 🧡 to celebrate the past, the present and look to the future of children's human rights with the #UNCRCScotland Bill. It's a historic moment as Scottish Parliament MSPs decide on the incorporation of children's rights into law!

Watch here 👉 scottishparliament.tv

🎬Reflecting on the past, the present & looking towards the future as Scottish Parliament holds its final debate on the #UNCRCScotland Bill TODAY

Children, young people & adults reflect on their experiences calling on children's rights 2 be made part of law in🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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I'm so excited to 👀 this film coming together after such incredible work by this group of parents supported by Children 1st Bold, strong and speaking the truth of what needs to change.💪💪💪

Fantastic opening and support from Rona Mackay MSP at Parliament tonight. An amazing group of people came together and now we are on the road to make #bairnshoose a reality for all children who need it.

Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk shares a rallying cry with guests Scottish Parliament #BairnsHoose event. She says it is 'utterly fantastic to see this beginning to become real' and recognises it’s not been an easy process. 1/4

Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian explains so emphatically why #Bairnshoose is needed. Her honesty is so refreshing Children 1st Victim Support Scotland The University of Edinburgh

Children are at the absolute heart of this work. It is why we all work so hard. #Bairnshoose is a clear way to ensure children are heard when awful things happen and are supported to recover. Proud of Children 1st work - a real team approach to make this a success.

mary glasgow 💜📚 🐶🚲🇪🇺 🏊‍♀️⛷ reminds us that that the scale of harm to children in Scotland is difficult to comprehend and that children are often invisible in a system designed around adults.