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Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill backed by the Scottish Parliament

03 October 2019
The Scottish Government has today (3 October) voted in favour of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill, w…


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Information sharing proposals dropped and named person provisions repealed

19 September 2019
In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Deputy First Minister John Swinney also announced that the mandatory named person sch…


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CELCIS welcomes action in Scotland’s Government programme to meet the rights and needs of children and families

03 September 2019
The Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2019/20 demonstrates a clear commitment and a number of important measures th…


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Children Bill published

03 September 2019
The Scottish Government has published (3 September) and introduced new legislation in the Parliament that aims to modernise fami…


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Scottish Government launches pre-Legislative Consultation on Financial Redress for Historical Child Abuse in Care

02 September 2019
Consultation open for survivors of historical abuse in care to shape statutory financial redress scheme for Scotland.