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A lot of children and young people call us from all over Scotland. They have questions about all sorts of things, from problems at school to their parents splitting up. We can talk to you about anything to do with your rights, your responsibilities and the law.
We can help you with all these questions and more. To ask us a question, call 0800 328 8970, email enquiries@sclc.org.uk, or fill in our Ask Us form online. Your QuestionsHere are some of the questions we have answered for young people who have called us. Names have been changed to protect confidentiality. We will keep adding to these questions so you can hear the latest.
The advice questions are all below. You can scroll through them, or to go directly to a particular question, choose one from this list.
Who are my natural parents?
YP called us to ask advice about his parents. He is adopted and wants to trace his natural father. The Salvation Army offers a service which helps young people who have been adopted to trace their natural parents. They offer this service to people aged 16 or over, or to young people who have a letter of consent from their adoptive parents. As YP is already 16, we advised him to contact the Salvation Army for help. You can visit the Salvation Army website at www.salvationarmy.org.uk or call them on 0845 634 0101. I don't want to see my dadC, aged 14, called us to talk to us about his dad. C lives with his mum now and doesn't see his dad at all. He is really frightened of his dad and doesn't want to see him. Recently, C's dad has been calling his house and turning up at his school. We advised C that he should see a solicitor and ask for an interdict, which means that his dad would not be able to come near him. Do I have to wear a uniform to school?P emailed us with a question about the new uniform that his school wanted the pupils to wear. The pupils were opposed to the new uniform, and set up a website so that they could all get information about the uniform and talk about it. The school blocked access to the website so that the pupils could not visit it from any school computer. We advised P that if he was at an independent school then he and the other pupils would have to wear the new uniform, as this is part of the contract with the school. If he was at a local authority school, the school could recommend a uniform but could not force the pupils to wear it. We advised that the school could restrict access to certain websites from school computers, but that pupils could visit the website from outside of school, for example from home or from the library. Can I get a job?Y, aged 15, had been offered a job in a local burger bar that included working in her school lunch hour. She wanted to know if she was allowed to take this job. We advised her that there were lots of rules about young people working, and that she could not have a job where she had to work during school hours. I'm being bulliedL called us to talk about her daughter, aged 14, who was being bullied in school. L and her daughter had spoken to the school and the education department, but the school weren't doing the things they said they would do to stop the bullying. For example, the school had said that they would make sure the bullies were not sitting near her daughter in classes, but they still were. We advised L that she could ask to see the school's anti-bullying policy. This is a document which all schools should have which says what the school will do if somebody is being bullied. If L thought the school wasn't following their policy, then she should tell the school and the education department and they should take action. I want to see my brothers and sistersA called us about a young person aged 15 who no longer lived with his mum and dad. Even though he didn't live in the family home, he still wanted to see his brothers and sisters. We advised that the young person had the right to see a solicitor about this, the right to apply for legal aid, and the right to go to court if necessary. We will keep adding new advice calls here, so keep coming back! |
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