United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Strategic Implementation Board
Overview
The overall aim of the UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board is to provide strategic oversight of a comprehensive and joined-up programme to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This will work to ensure children’s rights in Scotland are respected, protected and fulfilled.
The membership of the UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board will represent the views of both duty bearers and rights holders. It will also ensure that the implementation programme takes a rights-respecting approach, and that the wider governance structure established to oversee delivery of the programme supports proportionate, effective, balanced and transparent decision making. The Board will support links being made with other relevant activity across Scottish Government and beyond.
Related groups
Members
Andrew Watson, Director for Children and Families
Jennifer Davidson, Executive Director, Institute for Inspiring Children's Futures
Craig Morris, Head of Improvement Support, Care Inspectorate
Professor Kay Tisdall, Chair of Childhood Policy, Edinburgh University
Laura Caven, Chief Officer, Children and Young People, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, (CoSLA)
Laura Pasternak, Policy and Participation Manager, Who Cares? Scotland, representing Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS)
Amy Woodhouse, Director, Parenting Across Scotland
Gina Wilson, Head of Strategy, Children and Young People's Commissioner's Scotland (CYPCS)
Juliet Harris, Director, Together
Lucinda Rivers, UNICEF UK
Publications
2025
2024
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: January 2024
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: March 2024
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: May 2024
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: June 2024
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: September 2024
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: September 2024 - summary
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: November 2024
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: November 2024 - summary
2023
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: January 2023
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: February 2023
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: March 2023
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: May 2023
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: July 2023
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: September 2023
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: November 2023
2022
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: January 2022
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: January 2022 - summary
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: March 2022
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: May 2022
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: May 2022 Summary
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: June 2022
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: August 2022
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: September 2022
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: October 2022
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: November 2022
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: December 2022
2021
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: 29 July 2021
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: 1 July 2021
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board: terms of reference
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: 26 August 2021
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: 30 September 2021
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: 28 October 2021
- UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: 25 November 2021