We welcome the inclusion of the Children’s Rights Scheme within the Bill and support the provisions for accessibility, participation and frequency of follow up reports. We call for the provisions listed in section 11(3), the duty to prepare the scheme, to be made a statutory requirement.

Date:

20 Oct 2020

Level:

Recommendation

Subject:

Equalities and Human Rights

Agreement:

Notes:

Response to the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee’s call for views on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill

Renewed by Conveners Group on 28th August 2021

Renewed by Convenors Group Jan 2023.