Consultation responses
The policy department consults with members and others on a wide range of consultation documents. Below is a list of Children in Scotland's completed consultation responses from November 2000 onwards. The list shows the title of the consultation document and the date of when the response was submitted. For more information on any of these responses please contact the policy team.

Children in Scotland consultation responses
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2008

Taking Forward The Government Economic Strategy: A Discussion Paper on Tackling Poverty, Inequality and Deprivation in Scotland (June 2008)

Consultation on the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2008 (June 2008)

National Delivery Plan for Children and Young People's Specialist Services in Scotland Consultation (June 2008)

Children's Enviromental and Health Strategy for the United Kingdom (June 2008)

Early Years Early Intervention Framework Consultation (April 2008)

Creative Scotland Bill - A Consultation (April 2008)

Rural Schools (Scotland) Bill - A Consultation (April 2008)

Improving the Physical Health of those with Mental Illness (March 2008)

Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland (March 2008)

Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007: Secondary Legislation (February 2008)

Proposed Tobacco Sales Licensing (Scotland) Bill; A Consultation –
Smoking and the Bandits (February 2008)

Firm Foundations: The Future of Housing in Scotla (January 2008)

The Independent Examination of Proposals for Major Change in NHS Services (January 2008)

2007

The Future of Children's Television (December 2007)

Better Health, Better Care - Scottish Government

(November 2007)

Draft Code of Professionalism and Conduct for Teachers

(November 2007)

Schools in the 21st Century (October 2007)

Written Evidence to the Education and Lifelong Learning Committee on free school meals (September 2007)

A Framework for Fairness: Proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain (September 2007)

Delivering for Mental Health: Mental Health and Substance Misuse (September 2007)

Getting it Right for Every Child: Daft Children's Services (Scotland) Bill (April 2007)

Draft Culture (Scotland) Bill (March 2007)

Review of mental health improvement policy (March 2007)

Fostering and Kinship Care Strategy (February 2007)

Consultation on the draft Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (Variation of age limit for sale of tobacco purchase and consequential modifications) Order 2007 (February 2007)

Sure Start- The Best Possible Start? Seminar Report (February 2007)

Report of the consultation seminar held in October 2006 by Children in Scotland and Save the Children to discuss Sure Start in Scotland.

Draft Parental Involvement in Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher Appointments Regulations 2007 (January 2007)

2006

National Review of the Early Years and Childcare Workforce - Report and Consultation (December 2006)

Written Evidence to the Education Committee on the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Bill Sections 1 and 2 – Vetting and Barring (November 2006)

Written Evidence to the Education Committee on the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Bill Section 3 – Information Sharing (November 2006)

Written Evidence to the Scottish Parliament Communities Committee on the Schools (Nutrition and Health Promotion) (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 (November 2006)

Youth Work Strategy – Opportunities for All Consultation (November 2006)

Schools (Nutrition and Health Promotion) (Scotland) Bill (July 2006)

Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation (Scotland) Bill (August 2006)

A Policy on Architecture for Scotland (July 2006)

Delivering a Healthy Future: An Action Framework for Children and Young People’s Health in Scotland (July 2006)

Response to the Communication on the Rights of the Child (July 2006)

Protecting Vulnerable Groups: Scottish Vetting and Barring Scheme (July 2006)

National Transport Strategy (July 2006)

Age and Experience: Developing the Strategy for a Scotland with an Ageing Population (June 2006)

Written Submission from Children in Scotland to the Scottish Parliament Education Committee May 2006: Adoption and Children (Scotland) Bill

Work and Families; Choice and Flexibility. Additional Paternity Leave and Pay (May 2006)

Parental Involvement - Headteacher and Depute Headteacher Appointment Procedures (February 2006)

Community Planning Advice Note: Engaging Children and Young People in Community Planning. (February 2006)

Advancing Equality for Men and Women: Government proposals to introduce a public sector duty to promote gender equality (January 2006)

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People Policy Priority Consultation 2006 (January 2006)

2005

Forced Marriage A Wrong Not a Right (November 2005)

Response to the Scottish Executive's Consultation on Future Fuel Poverty Programmes (November 2005)

Written Evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Education Committee on the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill – Stage 1 (November 2005)

Secure and safe homes for our most vulnerable children (October 2005)

Getting it right for every child: proposals for action (September 2005)

Scottish Socialist Party's Free School Meals (Scotland) Bill (September 2005)

Making the difference - improving parents’ involvement in schools, a consultation on a draft bill (June 2005)

Nutritional guidance for early years (June 2005)

Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) [Act] 2004: Consultation on Draft Guidance on Parenting Orders (March 2005)

Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004: Draft Code of Practice and associated draft regulations and policy papers (February 2005)

2004

Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) [Act] 2004: Consultation on Draft Guidance on: Local Authority Accountability (December 2004)

Protecting children and young people: draft Guidance on Child Protection Committees (November 2004)

NHS Carer Information Strategies: Draft Guidance (October 2004)

Delivering equality for disabled people: A consultation on the extension of the Disability Discrimination Act to functions of public authorities, and the introduction of a duty to promote equality for disabled people (October 2004)

Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) [Act] 2004: Consultation on Draft Guidance on: Antisocial Behaviour Strategies; Antisocial Behaviour Orders and Dispersal of Groups (September 2004)

Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003:

Draft Code of Practice Volume 2 & Regulations policy proposals consultation document (September 2004)

Smoking in Public Places: A Consultation (September 2004)

Protecting children from sexual harm consultation and draft bill (September 2004)

Related policy briefing

Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights (July 2004)

Getting it right for every child: consultation on the Review of the Children's Hearings System (July 2004)

Family Matters: Improving Family Law in Scotland (June 2004)

Health for all children, guidance on implementation in Scotland (a draft for consultation) (March 2004)

Enhancing Sexual Well Being in Scotland: A Sexual Health and Relationships Strategy (February 2004)

Ensuring Improvement in our Schools – A consultation paper and draft bill (January 2004)

2003

The Electoral Commission consultation: How old is old enough?  The minimum age of voting and candidacy in the UK elections (October 2003)

National Standards for the Care and Protection of Children (October 2003)

Putting Our Communities First: A strategy for tackling anti-social behaviour (CiS Response) (September 2003)

Putting Our Communities First: A strategy for tackling anti-social behaviour (CiS young people's response) (September 2003)

Draft Special Educational Needs Health and Safety
Guidance (July 2003)

Revised draft guidance on the circumstances in which
parents may choose to educate their children at home
(July 2003)

Protecting children - a shared responsibility - Guidance for education authorities, independent schools, school staff and all others working with children in an education context in Scotland (June 2003).

Funding services for children and young people: voluntary sector Funding (June 2003)

Scottish Human Rights Commission consultation (June 2003)

Draft integrated strategy for the early years (June 2003)

Draft Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill (March 2003)

Draft Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill (CiS young people's response) (March 2003)

Equality and diversity: making it happen (February 2003)

Child witness support (February 2003)

2002

Hungry for success: a whole school approach to school meals in Scotland (October 2002)

Let’s make Scotland more active - Physical Activity Task Force (September 2002)

Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Educational Records) Act: draft guidance and regulation on accessibility strategies) (August 2002)

Assessing our children’s education needs: the way forward? (July 2002)

Reaching young people (a response from Children in Scotland and Save the Children to the Scottish Executive's National Debate on Education) (July 2002)

Donor information consultation (July 2002)

Guidance on the circumstances in which parents may choose to educate their children at home (March 2002)

ICT in pre-school consultation paper (February 2002)

National framework for the prevention of suicide and deliberate self harm (February 2002)

Protecting children today and tomorrow (January 2002)

2001

Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care - registration policy and procedures (December 2001)

Getting our priorities right? Policy and practice guidelines for working with children and families affected by problem drug use (December 2001)

Draft Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Records) (Scotland) Bill (November 2001)

Age of Criminal Responsibility (October 2001)

Work and parents: competitiveness and choice - changes to parental leave (August 2001)

Assessing our children's educational needs - response from children and young people (August 2001)

Carers' legislation - response by the Scottish Carers Alliance (July 2001)

Changing children's services fund - consultation on priority objectives and mechanisms for allocation of funding (May 2001)

Education for citizenship in Scotland (March 2001)

Test purchasing of age restricted goods by children (March 2001)

New opportunities from the lottery - proposals for the New Opportunities Fund (January 2001)

2000

Parents and children - the Scottish Executive's proposals for improving Scottish family law (December 2000)

Response for UK national report for world summit for children review 2001 (November 2000)

Physical punishment of children in Scotland - response from children and young people to the Scottish Executive consultation (June 2000)