In July 2024, we supported our partners at Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) to gather young people’s stories of what life is like in Scotland.
Through this project, we consulted nearly 50 young people in SYP’s Women’s Empowerment Programme and four national voluntary organisations (NVOs) – Scouts Scotland, YMCA Scotland, Forces Children Scotland, and Carers Trust Scotland.
Our findings have been included in the ‘State of Children’s Rights Report 2024’. This report showcases babies, children, and young people’s stories, and highlights where their rights are upheld and where progress is still urgently needed.
On the launch of this report, Ellie Craig MSYP, Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament, said:
“The launch of Together’s new State of Children’s Rights Report comes at a crucial time for children’s rights in Scotland ahead of the first anniversary for the UNCRC Scotland Act passing unanimously! It is fantastic to see children and young people’s voices at the very centre of this report, highlighting their own lived experiences on the issues that impact them.
As Together identify in the report – despite the success of UNCRC incorporation there is still a gap between promises made and the reality for many babies, children, and young people. However, the evidence in this report provides the key information campaigners and decision makers need to make the changes needed to turn Scotland into the best place in the world to grow up.”
