Sibling Contact
If you are brought into care, social work must look after you. An important part of looking after you is making sure your rights are respected. Wherever possible, social work should try to keep you and your brothers and sisters together. If that’s not possible, they should arrange for you to spend time together, so […]
The Children & Young People (Scotland) Act
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (‘the CYPA’) was passed in the Scottish Parliament on 19 February 2014. The CYPA was designed to bring about changes to promote, support and safeguard the well-being of children and young people in Scotland. The Act provides additional support for care-experienced young people. Among other things, gives […]
Wee Book of Promises
The Children’s Parliament’s Wee Book of Promises communicates the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) using accessible language. As a young person, you have certain rights that can’t be taken away by anyone. This book gives a good overview of what some of those rights are.