UNCRC Children's Rights and Preventing Homelessness
Homeless Network Scotland
Did you know that incorporation of UNCRC into Scottish law guarantees childrens’ right to be involved in decisions that affect them, including decisions about accommodation and housing? Do you have questions about how public authorities ensure their practice is UNCRC compliant? Are you confident about the duty that local authorities have to accommodate 16- and 17-year-olds and care leavers in Scotland?
In July 2024 the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child was incorporated into Scots law. The legal picture is complicated, but incorporation requires public authorities to respect, protect and fulfil children’s human rights. Children and young people in Scotland have robust rights to accommodation and support with housing. By using those rights – giving children and young people reliable advice and information and advocating for them, it is possible to prevent children and young people becoming and remaining homeless.
Join us to find out how you can prevent homelessness for children and young people in your work and across your organisation’s practice by taking a children’s rights based approach.
- Date
- 11:00-13:00, 30 April 2025
- Contact
- Alison Drennan
- Theme
- Families & young people
- Cost
- £75-£100
- Attendance type
- Online only