by SCLC | Apr 16, 2024 | News
If we are to sustainably implement children’s rights, we need fair access to justice for all children, training to strengthen advocates for their rights…and a pair of LEGO earrings! Bar the latter, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child agrees. As many of you...
by SCLC | Apr 12, 2024 | News
What happens if a parent doesn’t comply with a court order for their child to have contact with the other parent? The consequences for the non-complying parent could be a custodial sentence, a fine, or both. In a judgement released on 6 February 2024 in the case M v...
by SCLC | Feb 21, 2024 | News
Documenting our lives on social media has become the norm for many. We use platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to interact and keep in touch with friends and family. I can scroll through my newsfeed on any one of various social media apps and see photos...
by SCLC | Aug 15, 2023 | News
Everyone at the Scottish Child Law Centre is deeply saddened by the passing of Alan Inglis. A board member at the Centre since 2018, he strongly supported the Centre’s aims of ensuring better access to legal advice and justice for children, young people, and families...
by SCLC | Mar 16, 2023 | News
We carried out a 6-week pilot of in person community Clinic in Govanhill in November 2022. The aim of the clinic was to reach some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children and to increase the diversity and equality of those we are delivering legal advice to. Stakeholder...
by SCLC | May 26, 2022 | News
Just recently we were delighted to have been afforded the opportunity to deliver the keynote speech at the Children and Families Family Law Conference arranged by the Law Society of Scotland. As most will not be aware The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill was...
