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UP TO PAR
A blog dedicated to parental rights and advocacy. Find resources, information, press releases, and more.


Enhanced Advocacy at Parents Advocacy and Rights (PAR): Standing Up for Parents and Children in Scotland
At Parents Advocacy and Rights (PAR), we believe that every parent deserves to be heard, respected, and supported — especially when family life gets complicated. Families involved in Scotland’s child-welfare systems often find themselves navigating a maze: GIRFEC, disability needs assessments, child protection, the Children’s Hearings System, and sometimes the family courts. For many, these challenges don’t happen in isolation. Poverty, poor housing, disability, racism, coerc
catriona
Oct 17, 20256 min read


Friday Tale - January 17th 2025
Creating a Strong Support System: Navigating Social Work and Safeguarding Concerns For the most part family is the centre of all of our...
catriona
Jan 20, 20254 min read


Ella's Human Rights Claim
Ella's story is sadly far from unique. PAR is aware of many such stories of parents of disabled children in Scotland
Maggie Mellon
Dec 29, 202425 min read
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