News - Policy & legislation

Update on Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) policy.

Sep 25, 2019 | Everyone's Children, GCVS Information, Policy & legislation

In a statement to the Scottish Parliament on 19th September, Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced that the mandatory named person scheme for every child – enshrined in the Children and Young People Act 2014 – will be repealed. The proposed Information Sharing...Read more...

Programme for Government 2019-2020

Sep 17, 2019 | Everyone's Children, GCVS Blog, Policy & legislation

Suzie Scott, Everyone’s Children Manager, GCVS The Scottish Government has announced its Programme for Government over the next year. This blog covers issues of interest to third sector organisations that work with children, young people and families. The programme...Read more...

Scottish Programme for Government – highlights

Sep 16, 2019 | About, Policy & legislation, Sector Information

Our Social Policy Coordinator, Lynn Williams, blogs on the recent Programme for Government. You’d be forgiven for thinking that in amongst the Brexit high drama of the last few weeks that government activity had all but ceased. The Scottish Government wanted to...Read more...

Cross-Party Group for the Prevention and Healing of Ace’s Summary

Apr 4, 2019 | Everyone's Children, GCVS Blog, Policy & legislation

Tracey Jenkins, Everyone’s Children Administrative Officer The Cross-Party Group for the Prevention and Healing of ACE’s had a productive meeting at the Scottish Parliament on the 27th of March. Gail Ross MSP chaired the group and a number of guest speakers presented...Read more...

Child Poverty Action Plan Briefing Session

Feb 20, 2019 | Everyone's Children, GCVS Blog, Policy & legislation, Welfare reform policies

Suzie Scott Everyone’s Children Project Manager Everyone’s Children held a briefing session on the Glasgow Local Child Poverty Action Report (LCPAR) on 12th February. The aim of the session was to ensure that third sector activities and issues were...Read more...

Children’s Mental Health: The Third Sector Contribution

Dec 13, 2018 | Everyone's Children, GCVS Blog, Health & social care, Policy & legislation, Policy/Project, Young People project

Laura Dover Everyone’s Children Development Worker The Everyone’s Children Project hosted a one-day conference on the 21st November to explore the contribution that third sector organisations make in supporting children and young people experiencing...Read more...

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