Scottish Government

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Contents

Introduction
Priority areas

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - A guide for children and young people - details what the Convention is and what rights children have. There is also a poster that accompanies this booklet.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/04/01081649/0

Are We There Yet? - A report for under 12s about children's rights in Scotland - explains what the Scottish Government had done up to August 2007 to keep the promises made to children in the Convention.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/14144455/0

The United Nations convention on The Rights of the Child ( UNCRC) Explained - is the same as Are We There Yet? but for over 12s
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/14144326/0

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - UK Concluding Observations 2008 - sets out the recommendation made by the UN Committee in October 2008 on how the Government can improve what it's doing to protect children's rights.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/01/27155153/0

For further copies of this booklet, or for any of the booklets above, please e-mail childrensrights@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or call 0131 244 7466.