Description
A creative online course helping you navigate the new UNCRC law, designed for councils, housing associations and public service providers involved in housing and homelessness.
Location: Teams
Duration: 11:00- 13:00 with breaks
Date: 30 April 2025
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Explain the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) principles and what they mean for children and young people experiencing homelessness
- Explore care experienced children’s rights when they are at risk of experiencing homelessness
- Identify good practice when planning for leaving care to prevent homelessness and stays in unsuitable accommodation
- Explain continuing care rights to prevent homelessness
Did you know that incorporation of UNCRC into Scottish law guarantees childrens’ right to be involved in decisions that affect them, including decisions about accommodation and housing? Do you have questions about how public authorities ensure their practice is UNCRC compliant? Are you confident about the duty that local authorities have to accommodate 16- and 17-year-olds and care leavers in Scotland?
In July 2024 the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child was incorporated into Scots law. The legal picture is complicated, but incorporation requires public authorities to respect, protect and fulfil children’s human rights. Children and young people in Scotland have robust rights to accommodation and support with housing. By using those rights – giving children and young people reliable advice and information and advocating for them, it is possible to prevent children and young people becoming and remaining homeless.
Join us to find out how you can prevent homelessness for children and young people in your work and across your organisation’s practice by taking a children’s rights based approach.
Cost
Please contact us if you want to attend any of our training courses, but don’t have an organisation funding your place. We sponsor some free training places throughout the year for students and people who are unwaged or using homelessness services. The Frontline Network also has a training fund available.