Children's Rights
Email the Children's Rights Service
The Children's Rights Service provides advocacy and information on rights for children and young people who live with foster or residential carers and those in continuing care and aftercare.
What are Children's Rights?
All children and young people have rights and your rights should always be respected:
- your best interests must always come first
- you should always be treated fairly
- your views must be considered and taken into account in all matters affecting you
An important document for children and young people is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). These rights are there to protect you and help you have a good life.
The key rights for children within the UNCRC come under three main areas:
- Protection Rights - to be safe
- Provision Rights - to be well looked after
- Participation Rights - to have your say and be listened to
Children and young people who cannot be looked after by their own family should:
- be looked after properly, by people who respect their religion, culture and language
- have their situation reviewed regularly
- have the same rights as all children and young people when they seek asylum or have refugee status
For more information about your rights, see the useful contacts and links or contact the Children's Rights Service.
Children's Rights Useful Contacts
Children's Rights Service
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership
Commonwealth House
32 Albion Street
Glasgow G1 1LH
Phone: 0141 276 5631
Email the Children's Rights Service
Opening Hours
Monday to Thursday 8:45am to 4:45pm
Friday 8:45am to 3:55pm
Advocacy Services
Barnardo's Hear 4U Service
(A voluntary organisation that offers advocacy and support for young people in their Children's Hearings)
Phone: 0141 428 4358
Hear 4u Advocacy Children's Hearing System | Barnardo's
Partners in Advocacy
(A voluntary organisation who provide advocacy to young people)
Phone: 0141 847 0660
www.partnersinadvocacy.org.uk/
Who Cares? (Scotland)
(A voluntary organisation who work directly with care experienced children and young people)
Phone: 0141 226 4441
Who Cares? (Scotland)
Get a Social Work Service
Health and Social Care Connect
(Provides information, guidance and requests for a service if required during office hours)
Phone: 0141 287 0555
(If you already have a Social Worker you can contact them at their office directly during office hours)
Glasgow and Partners Emergency Social Work Service
(Provides an emergency social work service out of normal office hours)
Phone: 0300 343 1505
Your Support Your Way Glasgow
(Information, advice and signposting website that enables people to find social care information in their area that can help)
Your Support Glasgow
Support, Advice and Information
Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
(To help children and young people understand their rights and make sure they are respected)
Phone: 0131 346 5350
Freephone: 0800 0191179
Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
Childline
(A private and confidential service for children and young people up to the age of 19)
Phone: 0800 1111
Open 24 Hours
Childline
Scottish Child Law Centre
(Provides free legal advice and representation to children and young people)
Phone: 0131 667 6333 or 0131 668 4400
Young People's Advice Line: 0800 328 8970
Scottish Child Law Centre
Young Scot
(Scottish Information Organisation for Young People Aged 11-26)
Phone: 0808 801 0338
Young Scot
Contact Children's Rights
Phone 0141 276 5631
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