#ExecutiveTakeover 2023: UNCRC in Scotland
At the Annual Children and Young People’s Executive Takeover 2023, Isla Grant MSYP and Crisantos Ike MSYP gave…
Equal marriage 10 years on: Reflecting on the past and hoping for the future
This month is LGBT History Month – I never learned about the Stonewall riots in school. I never learned…
UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill passed by the Scottish Parliament
Today, MSPs in the Scottish Parliament voted to pass the UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill following years of campaigning by…
UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill – Policy Briefing
SYP sent the Policy Briefing below to Members of the Scottish Parliament ahead of the UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill…
UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill – Debate Day
Today, The Scottish Parliament will hold a debate to reconsider United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child…
Voting opens in 2023 Scottish Youth Parliament elections
Young people will be able to cast their votes in the Scottish Youth Parliament’s elections as votes open today.
Programme for Government – our response
Earlier this week, on Tuesday 5th September, First Minister Humza Yousaf published his Programme for Government for 2023/24.
International Overdose Awareness Day
By Logan Gilmour MSYP and Ryan Macintyre MSYP Content warning: This blog discusses drugs and overdose.
International Youth Day 2023
Today, on International Youth Day 2023, the Scottish Youth Parliament has published our new report on the impact of…
#CabinetTakeover 2023: UNCRC Incorporation
Over two years ago, Scotland made the historic decision to incorporate the UNCRC into Scots law. The UNCRC Incorporation…