UNCRC, children’s rights and preventing homelessness for children and care leavers

£75.00£100.00

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.

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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.

Additional information

Rates

HNS Member, Non Member

Useful for

This course will be useful for council team leads and service managers as well as housing and homelessness public service providing organisations like housing associations. It provides a useful overview of new legal obligations for board members and CEOs. The course will also be useful for charities and third sector providers working with children and young people. It will be interesting for aspiring children’s human rights champions.

Accessibility and adjustments

If there are barriers to participating in online Teams calls and adjustments we can make to mitigate barriers, please let a member of the team know how we can help. Examples include, but are not limited to, frequent or extended breaks, using closed captions or an interpreter, sending materials in advance, and requesting printed materials. Email laura@homelessnetwork.scot or call 0141 420 7272; Contact Scotland BSL interpretation welcome. 

Booking for colleagues

No problem. Please add their names and email addresses to the delegates option at the checkout. Please note, you are limited to booking up to three tickets at a time.

About the Trainers

Clan Childlaw are the only charity in Scotland that provide free, independent legal representation exclusively for children and young people. In our practice we prevent children becoming homeless in transition from care and we prevent children being placed in unsuitable accommodation.

What learners said

“[Clan lawyer’s] knowledge and expertise is so impressive, she speaks so clearly and sets out the facts and her reasoning so well. the case studies were really helpful and illustrative of the rights and how we should support young people”

Costs

Members currently receive a 20% discount on training tickets. Find out more about HNS Membership and how to join.

If you don’t have a training budget, you can apply to the Frontline Network’s Training Fund for up to £500 to cover the costs of relevant learning opportunities. We also have some sponsored spaces we can offer to unwaged individuals.

Prices include VAT.