Government responses and statements

The latest government statements and responses to consultations relating to issues affecting children and young people, their families and those who work with or for them in Scotland. For past statements and responses visit the directory or use the search facility.

Consultation on the Future Status of the GTCS - Analysis of the Consultation and Scottish Government Response, 25/02/10 [S]
The Scottish Government has published an analysis of and their response to the consultation on the future status of the General Teaching Council for Scotland which took place between April and June 2009.

An agenda for Youth Engagement, 04/02/10 [E/NI/S/W]
The Cabinet Office has published a report outlining how the government has engaged young people through initiatives such as the £220 million Youth Opportunities Fund, the £4.5 million youth4u young inspectors programme and the £272 million investment in the MYPLACE programme.

Government response to consultation on choice and flexibility: additional paternity leave and pay, 28/01/10 [E/NI/S/W]
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published the government's response to a consultation on whether the draft regulations on paternity leave support the policy proposals.

Consultation report on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2010, 28/01/10 [E/NI/S/W]
The Department of Health has published report summarises responses received to the consultation that sought views on regulations on parental orders.

An anatomy of economic inequality in the UK, 27/01/10 [E/NI/S/W]
The UK Government Equalities Office has published a report by the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, which details how unequal Britain has become.

Response to the report of the National Residential Child Care Initiative: Higher Aspirations, Brighter Futures, 02/12/09 [S]
The Scottish Government has published a response to the report of the National Residential Child Care Initiative: Higher Aspirations, Brighter Futures.

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Scottish Governments detailed response to the UN Committees 2008 Concluding Observatio
The Scottish Government has published a response to all the recommendations from the UN Committee and to concerns raised by organisations in Scotland during the process of reporting to the UN Committee.

Child Poverty National Knowledge Workshop – speech by Stephen Timms, 10/09/09 [E/NI/S/W]
In a speech to the Child Poverty National Knowledge Workshop Stephen Timms, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, talked about the Child Poverty Bill and conceded that it was now unlikely that the government would meet its target of halving child poverty by 2010 and said that the state of the economy had forced it to rethink how best to fulfil its longer term goal of eradicating child poverty by 2020.

Programme for Scotland, 03/09/09 [S]
The First Minister, Alex Salmond, has set out the Scottish Government's programme for the coming year. There are 13 proposed Bills, including a Bill on reforming the Childrens Hearing System and one on a referendum on Independence.

Action Plan on Children's Rights, 01/09/09 [S]
The Scottish Government's action plan on children's rights, 'Do the Right Thing' has been launched.

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