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Legal support for children's rights: grant funding

Grants for law centres to provide legal advice and representation for children and young people. Closed for applications.


Grant outcomes

Grant 1 outcomes

Funded projects should help ensure children and young people in Scotland:

  • can access legal information about their rights
  • understand how to use the law to enforce their rights
  • have access to free, independent, child-centred legal representation
  • benefit from early resolution of rights issues

The grantee is expected to demonstrate how their project has improved the circumstances of the children and young people supported to access their rights.

Grant 2 outcomes

Funded projects should help ensure children and young people facing socio-economic barriers:

  • can access legal information and support about their rights
  • understand how to use the law to enforce their rights
  • benefit from early resolution of rights issues

Contact

Email: ChildrensRightsandParticipation@gov.scot 

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