Participation
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Scottish Government UNCRC Innovation Fund: South Lanarkshire pathways project
21st November 2024 by Children's Rights Team
In this blog post you can read about the South Lanarkshire Pathways project and how is creating a vital support system for young people.
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Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise: Happy World Children’s Day
20th November 2024 by Children's Rights Team
A letter from Natalie Don-Innes MSP, Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise to the children and young people of Scotland on World Children's Day.
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Developing pathways together
19th November 2024 by Children's Rights Team
The Children’s Rights Unit is developing a new resource for children and young people to help them understand how they access, realise, and claim their rights when they feel they are not being respected.
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8th annual Cabinet meeting with children and young people 2024
18th November 2024 by Children's Rights Team
The Scottish Government's Children's Rights Team share some insight into the 8th annual Cabinet takeover with children and young people.
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The First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls
14th November 2024 by Secretariat Team - First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls
This blog post outlines the work of the First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls (NACWG).
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Listen to me! Babies and infants participation
17th October 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
In this blog post we hear from Hannah Murison, Early Learning and Childcare Policy Adviser from National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Scotland. Hannah talks about the development of a participatory method of engaging children on the subject of their rights to inform the creation of Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessments (CRWIA), which is called...
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Meet the Open Government team
2nd October 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
We are the Open Government team at Scottish Government. We’re a small team of 4 and we work with teams across Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, public bodies, third sector, academia and civil society to make government more open, transparent and accountable. What we do The Open Government team has responsibility for coordination of Scotland’s Open...
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Participation A to Z: community engagement
29th August 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
Participation can feel overwhelming with the number of things to consider from the planning and delivery stages to the analysis and evaluation of the project. However, since 2005 the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) has been setting the bar high and supporting practitioners in conducting well thought out community engagement activities with the National Standards...
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“Fundamental to democracy”: a discussion on public participation with Louise Macdonald OBE, Director General Communities
29th August 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
We were able to catch up with one of Scottish Government’s Executive Team members Louise Macdonald OBE, Director General (DG) Communities. It was fascinating to gain an insight into her views and unique position when it comes to the pressing matter of public participation and engagement. We touched on Louise’s experience and approach to participation...
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The importance of planning participation: developing a statutory definition of care experience
31st July 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
The Digital Engagement Team were lucky enough to catch up with Sean from Keeping the Promise on the importance of planning when it comes to public participation. Sean shared how he is planning the upcoming consultation on the term “care experienced” and connecting with other teams to co-ordinate consultations around similar topics. We often showcase...
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