SCCYP Releases Archive for September 2006
Charities and clubs under threat from vetting rules
25th Sep 2006
Hundreds of youth groups, charities and voluntary organisations say they could be forced to close because of new legislation being introduced...
Read More...Critics defend tsars independence
22nd Sep 2006
A backlash against MSPs who have recommended diluting the powers of Scotlands commissioners, or tsars, gained strength this week, as Scotlands...
Read More...Children eating 'too many' crisps
22nd Sep 2006
Scottish children are putting their long term health at risk by eating too many crisps, according to a charity.
Read More...The power behind the punch
20th Sep 2006
According to a poll, most people think it's OK to discipline children with a smack - but we shouldn't take the findings at face value.
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Read More...Call for ban on advertising to the under-12s
20th Sep 2006
Labour must lead the debate on "lost childhood" by proposing a ban on advertising to children under 12, a manifesto prepared by the Compass Group...
Read More...Junk culture 'is poisoning our children'
12th Sep 2006
A sinister cocktail of junk food, marketing, over-competitive schooling and electronic entertainment is poisoning childhood, a powerful lobby...
Read More...Minimum smoking age limit to rise to 18
10th Sep 2006
THE minimum age limit for smoking will rise to 18, ministers will announce this week.
Read More...Manson heads film on self-harming
10th Sep 2006
SCOTS singer Shirley Manson is to talk about her troubled history of self-harm as part of a one-off documentary aimed at preventing teenagers...
Read More...'Name and shame' plan for websites
8th Sep 2006
Websites that fail to protect children from sexual predators could face legal action from a new online child protection agency.
Read More...BONKERS CONKERS!
7th Sep 2006
PARENTS have slammed "killjoy" school bosses for banning conkers from a playground due to nut allergy fears.
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