We have just published our report on Access to Justice!
The Scottish Child Law Centre, has found that there are significant barriers to children accessing justice when their rights have been breached.
Poverty is preventing children and families from realising their rights and it is vital that organisations continue to come together, collaborate on solutions and hold decision makers to account.
Our free legal advice is a lifeline for many children and families. The demand for the service has increased significantly with a 250% increase from January 2024 to July 2024. This August we received 313 enquiries, a record number.
We wanted to bring together organisations with an interest in this area to understand the issues and to discuss potential collaborative solutions. A Round Table was held on 25th June 2024.
We came up with five key issues and multiple ways to solve them.
Read the summary report here: ATJ Summary Report
Read the full report here: ATJ Full Report