Getting Ready for the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024
On the 16th of January 2024, Royal assent was granted for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill meaning it is now officially an Act. Most of its provisions will come into force in five months’ time (16th July 2024).
Every service within the NHS has a responsibility to uphold children’s rights, including services that don’t normally work directly with babies, children and young people and other services within NHS Boards.
NHS Education for Scotland hosted two webinars to help you get ready for the UNCRC.
Taking a Children’s Rights Approach to Your Work
Thursday 14th March 2024 - Webinar Hosted
(Resources Available Below)
In the 90-minute webinar, Children in Scotland joined to discuss the important role we all have in upholding children’s rights and how to embed a children’s rights approach in your work. We know there is already lots of good practice across the organisation, we will explore some of these examples and how we can link our work with those rights to create positive outcomes for babies, children, and young people.
The webinar aimed to:
- Describe the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
- Identify what a children’s right approach is and help to apply the approach to your work.
- Examine the implications of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 for your area of work.
Webinar Resources
PDF copy of the PowerPoint presentations shown at the webinar. Please click on download to view.
How the voice of babies, children and young people can enhance our work
Wednesday 27th March 2024 - Webinar Hosted
(Resources Available Below)
In this 90-minute webinar, we were joined by the Scottish Youth Parliament, Starcatchers, and Early Years Scotland. Together to explore the importance of the voices of babies, children, and young people in the implementation of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 and how we can be effectively informed by those views.
This webinar included:
- The voice of the baby
- The importance of children and young people’s voices in realising their rights
- How we can effectively and efficiently be informed by the views of babies, children, and young people to improve our services within NHS Scotland.
Webinar Resources
PDF copy of the PowerPoint presentations shown at the webinar. Please click on download to view.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please email us at WCYPF@nes.scot.nhs.uk