Children And Young People

Purpose of the group

To ensure issues affecting children and young people are recognised and discussed throughout the working of the Scottish Parliament, in order to ensure that the needs and rights of children and young people are met throughout Scotland. 

Forthcoming meetings

Next meeting:

Agendas/Links

• Agenda for Meeting 31 May 2017 (218KB pdf) 
• Agenda for Meeting 19 September 2017 (88KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 13 December 2017 (128KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 20 February 2018 (63KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 17 April 2018 (62KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 12 June 2018 (63KB pdf) 
• Agenda for Meeting 25 October 2018 (85KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 28 November 2018 (82KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 12 June 2019 (70KB pdf)

Minutes

• Minutes of Meeting 7 June 2016 (273KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 6 December 2016 (173KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 31 May 2017 (314KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 19 September 2017 (350KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 13 December 2017 (186KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 20 February 2018 (129KB pdf) 
• Minutes of Meeting 17 April 2018 (150KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 12 June 2018 (135KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 25 October 2018 (140KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 28 November 2018 (145KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 6 February 2019 (99KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 1 May 2019 (117KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 12 June 2019 (154KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 5 November 2019 (122KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 4 February 2020 (122KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 28 May 2020 (142KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 7 October 2020 (150KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 25 November 2020 (148KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 3 February 2021 (155KB pdf)

Annual Return/Report

• Registration form (122KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2017 (496KB pdf) 
• Annual return form 2018 (282KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2019 (260KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2020 (157KB pdf)

Group Officers

Group Members

Non MSP Individuals

David Ashford

Rozanne Chorlton

Bill Cook

Kirsty Craig

Gerry Croall

Jackie Doig

Susan Elsley

Mairi Ferris

Margot Gillon

Tracy Griffen

Fiona Henderson

Clare Lally

Kenny Lindsay

Katy MacFarlane

Kirsteen MacKay

Donna Mackie

Louise Marryat

Vicky McGraw

Robert McHarg

John McKinney

Martine Miller

Pat Salter

Jayne Scotland

Neil Seaton

Carolyn Wilson

Mark Wong

Kit Wyeth

Organisations

Children in Scotland - secretary

YouthLink Scotland - treasurer 

A & M Training

Aberlour

Action Duchenne

Action for Children Scotland

Action for Children’s Arts

Action for Sick Children Scotland)

Afasic Scotland

Alcohol Focus Scotland

The ALLIANCE

Article 12 in Scotland

Association of Family Therapist in Scotland

The Barn Youth Centre

Barnardo’s Scotland

Beat

Befriending Networks

Bellenden 

Big Lottery Fund

BMA Scotland

British Association for Adoption and Fostering

British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology in Scotland

Caledonia Consulting

Central Scotland Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre

CAHRU - University of St Andrews

CALL Scotland

Camphill

Capability Scotland

Carers Trust

CCPS

Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland

Changing Faces Scotland

CHAS

Child Brain Injury Trust

Child Poverty Action Group

Children 1st

Children’s Hearings Scotland

Children in Need

Children’s Parliament

Church of Scotland Committee on Education

Circle

Clan Childlaw

CLIC Sargent

Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership 

College of Occupational Therapists

Columba 1400

Common Thread

Contact a Family Scotland

COSCA

Covey Befriending

Crossroads Youth and Community Association

Diabetes UK

Division of Forensic Psychology - Scotland

DofE

Downs Syndrome Scotland

Edinburgh Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre

Enable

Engender

Enquire

Families First St Andrews

Families Need Fathers

Families Outside

Family Fund

Fife Gingerbread

Firsthand

The Fostering Network

Foursquare

Girlguiding Scotland

Grounds for Learning

GYP Borders

Highland Children Forum

Home Link Family Support

I Can

Includem

In train

Keys to Inclusion

Kibble

Kids VIP

KIND (Scotland)

Legal Services Agency

LGBT Youth

Licketyspit

Living Streets

Lothian Autistic Society

Mindroom

National Autistic Society

National Deaf Children’s Society

NewsDirect

NHS Health Scotland

The Notre Dame Centre

NSPCC Scotland

Ocean Youth Trust Scotland

One Parent Families Scotland

Open Secret

PAMIS

Parenting Across Scotland

Partners in Advocacy

Partners in Play

Personalised Education Now

The Place 2Be

Play Scotland

PlayTalkRead

Prince’s Trust

Quarriers

Rathbone

Real World Learning Scotland 

Relationships Scotland

Resolve ASL

Rising Stars

RNIB

Roshni

RoSPA

Royal College of Nursing

Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health

Royal College of Psychiatrists

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy

Samaritans

Save the Children

Sense Scotland

Scotcen

Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People

Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils

Scottish Child Law Centre

Scottish Child Psychotherapy Trust

Scottish Childminding Association

Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

Scottish Children's Services Coalition

Scottish Council of Independent Schools

Scottish Division of Education Psychology

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems

Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance

Scottish Natural Heritage

Scottish Parent Teacher Council

Scottish Pre-School Play Association

Scottish Sports Association

Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum

Scottish Women’s Aid

Scottish Youth Parliament

Shelter Scotland

Sick Children’s Hospital

Skills Development Scotland

Smart Play Network

Sound Lab

Spark of Genius

Strathcarron Hospice

STUC

TACT

Tartan Silk

The Salvation Army

The Spark

Together Scotland

UK ADHD Partnership

University of Edinburgh – CAHRU, CRFR, NSPCC Centre

Vocal

West Lothian Youth Action Project

Who Cares? Scotland 

Working on Wheels

YWCA Scotland

Young Scot

Your Voice

Youth Bus

Youth Scotland

Zero Tolerance