Information for children and young people during coronavirus and lockdown

We've been adding information to our Coronavirus Support and Information Hub which we hope will be useful for children and young people and those looking after and supporting them.

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Supreme Court finds children's hearings to be compatible with human rights in relation to brothers and sisters
Wellbeing Webinars & Toolkits

Free resources created by our lawyers on issues that have been difficult for children and young people during the covid-19 pandemic - watch webinars on contact with family, moving accommodation, care leavers' rights and housing and homelessness
New Webinars and Toolkits on legal issues affecting children and young people

We've launched a series of recorded presentations and toolkits on legal issues our solicitors are helping care experienced children and young people with during the Covid-19 pandemic. The resources are free to download and explain the law, how to recognise when there's a legal issue, and steps to take to assert rights.
Wellbeing Webinars - Housing and Homelessness

New Webinars and Toolkits on legal issues affecting children and young people

We've launched a series of recorded presentations and toolkits on legal issues our solicitors are helping care experienced children and young people with during the Covid-19 pandemic. The resources are free to download and explain the law, how to recognise when there's a legal issue, and steps to take to assert rights.
Press Release – Children’s Hearings held to be compatible with Human Rights in relation to brothers and sisters

18th June 2020: The Supreme Court today published its judgment in relation to Clan Childlaw’s leading case involving the rights of brothers and sisters in children’s hearings. Read our response to the judgment here.
Housing Law Response Project - Covid 19

Young people in Scotland can now get free expert legal advice to tackle homelessness from Clan Childlaw’s new Housing Law Response Project.
Research examining rights of children to participate in family law cases published

The research led by Prof. Kay Tisdall and Dr Fiona Morrison in which Clan Childlaw participated found a number of barriers and challenges to children’s participation in family proceedings in Scotland.
Urgent Housing Advice - Covid-19

If you need somewhere to live or are worried that you might become homeless, contact us for help. We can provide housing and homelessness advice.
Urgent Homelessness Advice - Covid 19

If you need somewhere to live or are worried that you might become homeless contact us for help.
Children's Hearings Advocacy

Clan Childlaw is contributing to the development of the National Practice Model for Advocacy for the Children’s Hearings System.
Resource: Summaries of recent child law judgments

New summaries of recent court judgments relating to children and young people added to our web resources.
Coronavirus Impact Survey

Please help us to help more children and young people by telling us about how coronavirus and the lockdown is affecting you or the children and young people you care for or work with.
Stand Up For Siblings marks two year anniversary

It’s been a busy two years since Stand Up For Siblings launched in March 2018

What we do
Law student essay competition

To mark our 10-year anniversary, we asked law students around Scotland: What is the biggest children’s rights issue in Scotland and how can the law be used to resolve it? Congratulations to winner Michael Malvenda!
Child law case summaries

Summaries of cases undertaken by Clan Childlaw.
Legal Training

Our specialist training ensures you have a good working knowledge of Scottish child law in action, providing essential understanding to help you achieve positive outcomes for your clients.
Alison Reid

Principal Solicitor and Chief Executive
Get legal help for a child or young person

Information for professionals, support, advocacy, and advice workers or foster carers seeking help with the law or a legal problem for a child or young person they are working with. You will find frequently asked questions, case studies and other information on this page.
Sibling rights

We have long called for the law to be changed to prioritise care experienced children and young people's sibling relationships and are delighted that changes to the law are underway in Scotland.
Clan at 10

Events & Fundraising marking our 10th anniversary
A-Z resource library

Comprehensive library of material relating to children and young people's rights. This is reference point for all legal questions and problems children and young people might have.
Brothers and sisters matter

Brothers and sisters who are looked after by a local authority or are experiencing family separation often need support to stay in contact. Clan Childlaw is working in different ways to help promote sibling contact.

Legal Training

Our specialist training ensures you have a good working knowledge of Scottish child law in action, providing essential understanding to help you achieve positive outcomes for your clients. Read more

Launch of the Care Leavers' Law Service

On 18th June 2019 we welcomed nearly 100 colleagues from across the sector to the Lighthouse in Glasgow for an engagement and launch event for our new Care Leavers’ Law Service, a 5-year, Scotland-wide project funded by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. Read more

UNCRC incorporation in Scotland - our consultation response

28th August 2019 - We are delighted the Scottish Government has committed to incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law. Read our response to the public consultation. Read more

What changes are there to children’s hearings during Covid-19?

New law has been put in place for children’s hearings and for looked after children during Covid-19. This blog explains what it means. Read more

Courts Update

Cases which were put on hold are now starting to progress again. Read about what to expect if you are involved in a case in the Scottish courts. Read more