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The Scottish Budget: Key Impacts for Young People – by Jamail Umar MSYP

On 13 January, the Scottish Government set out the Scottish Budget. The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Shona…

#Education, #Equality, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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Jamail Umar, Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament for Dundee East, attending the latest Cabinet Takeover in November 2025
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    MSYPs reflect on youth participation at the Globe International Legislators’ Summit

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    Last Friday (29th October) MSYPs took part in The Moment, which saw elected representatives join children and young people from…

    #Climate Change, #Environment
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    MSYPs call for action to ensure public safety from “injection spiking”

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    There have been reports across Scotland of young people being ‘spiked’ through injections whilst out at nightclubs or other…

    #Equality, #Health and Wellbeing, #Justice
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    Raising young people’s voices at COP26

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    COP26 will be coming to Glasgow between 1st and 12th November. Here is Mollie McGoran MSYP, Trustee and Convener of…

    #COP26, #Environment, #Human Rights, #Participation
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    What can we do to tackle domestic abuse in Scotland?

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    T/W: This blog contains themes of domestic abuse and sexual assault. Earlier in the week, my first blog (which you…

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    Gender Based Violence and Domestic Abuse – what it is and how we can take action

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    T/W: This blog contains themes of domestic abuse and sexual assault. The Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline saw a…

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    UNCRC Incorporation Bill must be revised as soon as possible

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    The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the UNCRC Scotland Bill is not within the competence of the Scottish Parliament. This news…

    #Human Rights, #UNCRC
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    Why Pride is still important

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    1,580. That’s the number of aggravated sexual orientation based crimes charged between 2020 and 2021, according to the Crown Office…

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    Have Your Say on the Future of Assessments

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    The Scottish Youth Parliament is gathering the views of young people on the future of assessment for National 4 and…

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    SYP launches ‘Get a move on’ campaign to encourage young people to choose active travel

    SYP’s new Get a move on joint campaign from the Sport and Leisure (SPL) and Transport,…

    #Environment, #Transport
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    Participatory budgeting for a rights based approach to recovery

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    Hi everyone, my name is Ellie Craig. I am the MSYP for Glasgow Cathcart and the Deputy Convener of the…

    #Bounce Back, #Education, #Human Rights
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    Periods Don’t Stop for a Pandemic

    SYP’s Bounce Back campaign calls for a human rights based approach to the recovery from the…

    #Bounce Back, #Human Rights, #Period Poverty, #Poverty
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    OECD report on assessment calls for meaningful engagement of young people

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    SYP have welcomed the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) latest report on “Upper-secondary education student assessment in…

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