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Extending Temporary Justice Measures Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2022
Overview The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) works towards ensuring that Scotland’s approach to children and young people in conflict with the
Whole Systems Approach Implementation Group Note 20/02/2024.
These notes were taken at the Whole Systems Approach Implementation Group meeting on 20th of February 2024.
MAY 2024 E-bulletin
May was a month of strategic planning as we prepared for imminent legislative changes, including the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act and the Children (Care and
Housing (Scotland) Bill – CYCJ response
The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) works towards ensuring that Scotland’s approach to children and young people in conflict with the law
UNCRC Statutory Guidance – CYCJ response
The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) have long championed incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots
Info Sheet 115 – UNCRC and Children in Conflict with the Law
New Information sheet on UNCRC and Children in Conflict with the Law by Gill McCallum.
Info Sheet 114 – Alternatives to Young Offender Institutions for children aged 16 and 17 not on Compulsory Supervision
New Information sheet on Alternatives to Young Offender Institutions for children aged 16 and 17 not on Compulsory Supervision by Fiona Dyer, CYCJ Director.
April 2024 E-bulletin
Featuring our response to the bill passing, Debbie Nolan’s account of her time seconded to the Scottish government bill team, and what changes the bill
Scotland’s response to children in conflict with the law: What data exists?
Wherever possible, children who come into conflict with the law should be kept out of the adult criminal justice system and ideally diverted from formal
