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Ministers to invest to support care for young people
Programme will reform family support, children's hearings and use of custody
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Faculty seeks long term fix for placed English children
Children's hearings should have role as forum to discuss welfare
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Call for release of more Scottish family case judgments
Shared Parenting Scotland seeks to increase public knowledge of court cases
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Children exposed to crime to have Bairns' Hoose by 2025
Combined services to be available to all eligible victims or witnesses
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Minute to vary applies to refusal of s 11 order: SAC
Procedure for expeditious resolution should apply in all cases
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Lockdown raised separated parent woes, charity reports
Shared Parenting Scotland had busiest year in 2020-21
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More support in force for siblings in care
Siblings should now have support to stay together where appropriate
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Secure accommodation rules not being followed: report
Children's Commissioner study finds poor practice by authorities
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Two child contact consultations open
Ministers seek views on new registers, and contact centre regulation
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UNCRC Bill passes final Holyrood stage
Unanimous backing for bringing children's rights into domestic Scots law
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Tayside extends child welfare hearing webex pilot
All courts to attempt remote hearings during spring
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Ministers propose to strengthen UNCRC Bill
Amendments will guarantee commencement, and extend public authority scope
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Hearing could place 17 year old in secure accommodation
Court holds judicial review proceedings incompetent, and unfounded in law
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Hearing should have ordered paternity test: sheriff
Advice from National Convener posed the wrong tests
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UNCRC bill should cover all service providers: report
Stage 1 report supports general principles but calls for extended scope
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Advocacy scheme for children at hearings now in force
Funding provided for advocacy workers to help children give their views
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Children's rights will cost more than budgeted: Faculty
Burden on public authorities, and cost of litigation, not factored in
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Rights of the Child Bill goes out to views
Call for evidence as MSPs open stage 1
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Children (Scotland) Bill passes final stage
Unanimous support from MSPs after stage 3 debate
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Sibling rights to be extended by stage 3 amendments
Minister proposes to allow additional participation in children's hearings
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Carloway seeks to allay child contact concerns
Reply to Shared Parenting Scotland affirms right to attend remote hearings
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Children's hearings could open to all under-18s
Ministers consult on extending reach of support system
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Contact complaints soar in lockdown: Shared Parenting
Parent support organisation reports 81% rise in helpline calls
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English Family Court paper sees disruption till 2021
President sets out requirements during "long road" to normal working