| 6 Apr 2021 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on all universities and colleges to operate strict security policies and increased visibility around campuses at night to ensure students are better protected from sexual violence. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Justice | 91% | Members’ Motion by Emily Harle MSYP
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Colleges, universities, and employers should amend their admissions and recruitment policies to ensure young people whose grades and/or work experience were affected by the COVID-19 crisis are not penalised. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 84% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The Scottish Government should encourage and provide funding to local councils to work with young people with disabilities to design and maintain more accessible parks. | Manifesto | Sport and Leisure | 87% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Funding for sports and leisure facilities and programmes should be protected from budget cuts and supported through a dedicated COVID-19 recovery fund to ensure all young people can continue to participate in activities, regardless of where they live or their household's income. | Manifesto | Sport and Leisure | 80% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | More sports centres, cultural and arts facilities should have reduced entry fees or discounts for young people with a Young Scot card. | Manifesto | Sport and Leisure | 86% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | In order to protect young offenders and young people who have a family member in prison, newspapers and other media outlets should be prevented from publishing the address of a person who has been sentenced in Court. | Manifesto | Justice | 86% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Young offenders up to the age of 18-years-old should not be imprisoned, and rehabilitative alternatives[1] to detention should be put into practice. | Manifesto | Justice | 56% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Children and young people’s rights should be at the forefront of decisions made during the COVID-19 crisis and recovery process. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 69% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Every young person in Scotland should have access to fast and reliable internet and devices to access the digital world, regardless of their geographical location or financial standing. | Manifesto | Culture and Media; Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 83% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Policies and initiatives should be created to ensure that young people have good employment prospects throughout the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, such as youth employment schemes, work experience initiatives, and skills development programmes. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security | 84% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The Scottish Government should work to lower the educational attainment gap and ensure that young people’s academic achievements aren’t negatively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 85% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Public bodies (such as the NHS, the SQA, and Police Scotland) should work with young people to ensure that information is made available in a youth-friendly and accessible manner. They should also ensure that young people's views are taken into account when making decisions that affect them. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 87% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Children and young people’s rights including workplace rights, EU citizens rights, the right to health, and the right to work and study abroad, should be upheld and strengthened throughout the Brexit negotiations. | Manifesto | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations | 81% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Local youth work should be invested in by national and local government and protected by law from budget cuts. | Manifesto | Culture and Media | 75% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Refugee and asylum-seeking children should have a right to join their families in the UK. | Manifesto | UK, Europe and External Relations | 86% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Funding for the arts, culture, and media sectors should be protected as Scotland recovers from the COVID-19 crisis. | Manifesto | Culture and Media | 73% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament should receive additional funding to ensure they can reach more young people across Scotland. | Manifesto | Culture and Media | 72% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The UK Government must set a worldwide example by keeping its promise to end the detention of migrants under the age of 18. | Manifesto | UK, Europe and External Relations | 69% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Every Scottish resident aged 16 and over should have the right to vote in all Scottish elections, including refugees, asylum-seekers, and immigrants. | Manifesto | UK, Europe and External Relations | 75% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The Scottish Government should allow non-binary gender identities to be recognised by law. | Manifesto | Equalities and Human Rights | 63% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Hate crime law should be improved to ensure all groups at risk are equally and consistently protected. | Manifesto | Equalities and Human Rights | 82% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The global climate emergency is an issue of climate justice, where those who contribute least to greenhouse gas emissions are most impacted. Countries most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions must: compensate loss and damage incurred in less developed countries as a result of climate change by contributing finances to a global fund, supporting research, and working on international cooperation. | Manifesto | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 70% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Transport Scotland and the Scottish Government should provide funding to support initiatives which make it easier, cheaper, and safer for young people to use active and sustainable travel options. | Manifesto | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 89% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | To increase productivity, wellbeing, and attendance, the school day should start no earlier than 10am for all secondary school pupils in Scotland. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning | 59% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The UK Government should take action to ban or reform zero-hour contracts. | Manifesto | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 59% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Children and young people from seldom heard groups (such as immigrants and refugees, gypsy traveller communities, single parents, disabled people, Armed Forces, care experienced, and justice experienced) must be listened to by policymakers on issues that affect them. | Manifesto | Equalities and Human Rights | 80% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | An individual should be permitted to change their legal gender from the age of 16, through a simple process of self-declaration | Manifesto | Equalities and Human Rights | 62% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The United Nations Convention on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) should be fully brought into Scots law to protect the rights of disabled children and young people, ensure access to independent living, support those with invisible disabilities and reduce stigma. | Manifesto | Equalities and Human Rights | 83% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | All citizens should be provided with a guaranteed minimum of income support to ensure that no individual faces financial hardship. | Manifesto | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 76% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Every child or young person with a disability or long term health condition should have the right to a Transitions Plan to help with their move from child to adult services. | Manifesto | Health and Wellbeing | 89% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The NHS should be protected from privatisation, remaining free at the point of use. | Manifesto | Health and Wellbeing | 84% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Employers should increase efforts to close the gender pay gap by having flexible working policies. | Manifesto | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 84% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Young people should be able to contribute to the development of the school curriculum and school budgetary decisions. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning | 76% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | There should be a dedicated fund for initiatives to educate, prevent, and address LGBT bullying and discrimination in all schools. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning | 74% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | There should be more investment in college and university welfare services, such as mental health support, pastoral care, advice services, and housing support. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning | 86% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The Scottish Government and Councils should invest in more support for and awareness of learners with Additional Support Needs. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning | 85% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | There should be mandatory training for those working in education and health care settings on how to identify mental health problems and provide support for all young people, especially those most at risk. | Manifesto | Health and Wellbeing | 89% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Employers should increase efforts to close the gender pay gap by ensuring equal pay for equal work. | Manifesto | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 91% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Drug misuse should be treated as a public health issue and should be tackled by decriminalising the possession of illegal drugs, such as through the provision of safe injection rooms | Manifesto | Health and Wellbeing | 52% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Drug misuse should be treated as a public health issue and should be tackled by investing more in support services for those affected by drug misuse. | Manifesto | Health and Wellbeing | 83% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Employers should increase efforts to close the gender pay gap by carrying out investigations into equal pay. | Manifesto | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 85% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Employers should increase efforts to close the gender pay gap by improving equal opportunity policies. | Manifesto | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 87% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | State schools should be financially supported by decision-makers to reduce or eliminate the costs of attending work experience. | Manifesto | Social Security | 81% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The global climate emergency is an issue of climate justice, where those who contribute least to greenhouse gas emissions are most impacted. Countries most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions must share benefits of their increased wealth and development with those countries most impacted by climate change. | Manifesto | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 71% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The possibility of discounted or free transport should be explored for groups who struggle to access travel such as carers, Armed Forces young people, and those in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. | Manifesto | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 79% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | State schools should be financially supported by decision-makers to reduce or eliminate the costs of travel to and from school. | Manifesto | Social Security | 85% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | State schools should be financially supported by decision-makers to reduce or eliminate the costs of school trips. | Manifesto | Social Security | 69% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The global climate emergency is an issue of climate justice, where those who contribute least to greenhouse gas emissions are most impacted. Countries most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions must be the first to reduce their emissions. | Manifesto | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 75% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | State schools should be financially supported by decision-makers to reduce or eliminate the costs of stationery and jotters. | Manifesto | Social Security | 83% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | State schools should be financially supported by decision-makers to reduce or eliminate the costs of applications for university | Manifesto | Social Security | 84% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | State schools should be financially supported by decision-makers to reduce or eliminate the costs of extra-curricular activities | Manifesto | Social Security | 74% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The food and retail industry should make it possible for people to rely less on packaging that can only be used one. | Manifesto | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 86% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | State schools should be financially supported by decision-makers to reduce or eliminate the costs of uniforms. | Manifesto | Social Security | 80% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The food and retail industry should make it possible to recycle and reuse packaging. | Manifesto | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 94% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The food and retail industry should avoid using too much packaging in their products. | Manifesto | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 91% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The food and retail industry should make it possible for people to rely less on packaging made out of plastic. | Manifesto | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 89% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | Anyone experiencing homelessness should receive support and shelter, and therefore, the ‘Housing First’ policy should be introduced across Scotland. | Manifesto | Social Security | 88% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | The right to food should be upheld in Scotland by creating a fair, healthy, and sustainable food system that is accessible to everyone. | Manifesto | Social Security | 90% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Nov 2020 | State schools should be financially supported by decision-makers to reduce or eliminate the costs of school meals. | Manifesto | Social Security | 85% | Commitment from From Scotland’s Young People: SYP’s 2021-26 Manifesto
| | 26 Oct 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on ferry operators to introduce a discounted fare for people who use ferries as an essential method of transport.’ | Statement | Social Security; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 92% | Member’s Motion by Cameron Garret MSYP, Argyll and Bute.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | 'The Scottish Youth Parliament supports the aims of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement in becoming an anti-racist society, and strongly condemns interpersonal, institutional and structural racism.' | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 96% | Member’s Motion by Daniella Faakor Damptey MSYP, Angus South.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | 'The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that calorie labelling on menus could be extremely harmful to the mental and physical wellbeing of children and young people, especially for those with eating disorders, and urges the UK Government not to introduce it.' | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 74% | Member’s Motion by Maya Tams-Gray MSYP, Orkney Islands; Mollie McGoran MSYP, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross; Beccie White MSYP, Edinburgh Pentlands; and Emily Nix MSYP, Cunninghame South.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | 'The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to reform the education curriculum to more accurately reflect the experiences of BAME individuals; and to ensure their historical influence on Scottish society and culture, as well as Scotland’s role in the slave trade and colonisation, is an integral part of the Scottish education system.' | Statement | Culture and Media; Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | 92% | Member’s Motion by Victory Ekpekurede MSYP, East Kilbride, and Crisantos Ike MSYP, Rutherglen.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | 'The Scottish Youth Parliament is concerned that many NHS Boards are still failing to meet CAMHS waiting time targets, and believes a focus on achieving shorter waiting times must be a priority.' | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 96% | Member’s Motion by Charlotte Boyle MSYP, Strathkelvin and Bearsden.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | 'The Scottish Youth Parliament calls for the removal of all statues, plaques, and street signs that commemorate those who were complicit in, and benefited from, the slave trade.' | Statement | Culture and Media; Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | 51% | Member’s Motion by Daniella Faakor Damptey MSYP, Angus South, and Emily Harle MSYP, Glasgow Kelvin.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, in order to tackle carbon emissions, Local Authorities and transport companies should invest in electric school buses in every area of Scotland.’ | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 89% | Member’s Motion by Ewan Dillion MSYP, Stirling
| | 26 Oct 2020 | 'The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that in order for young LGBT people to feel represented and included in the media, steps must be taken by local and national media to ensure that LGBT people and characters are not highly sexualised and are instead portrayed in a fairer and more accurate manner.' | Statement | Culture and Media; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Justice | 89% | Member’s Motion by Erin Campbell MSYP, Midlothian North and Musselburgh; C-Jay Quigley MSYP, LGBT Youth Scotland; and Abbie Christie MSYP, Carers Trust Scotland.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | 'The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that outdoor learning and residential centres are an integral part of children and young people’s education and development, and are beneficial to mental health, wellbeing, and attainment. SYP calls on the Scottish Government to put in place additional funding to support outdoor education and activity centres to ensure that this vital work can continue.' | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 96% | Member’s Motion by Gregor Mitchell MSYP, Scouts Scotland; Morven Bayton MSYP, Scouts Scotland; Sophie Reid MSYP, Girlguiding Scotland; and Abbie Wright MSYP, Girlguiding Scotland.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that arts subjects are a valuable element of the Scottish high school curriculum and believes that access to them should not be restricted due to financial pressures.’
Agree 91%Disagree 2%Abstain 7% | Statement | Culture and Media; Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 91% | Member’s Motion by Fraser Brown MSYP, Dunfermline
| | 26 Oct 2020 | 'The Scottish Youth Parliament recognises that there is a Drug Death Crisis in Scotland, and calls for Scotland’s Drug Deaths Taskforce strategies to be implemented rapidly.' | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 96% | Member’s Motion by Aaran MacDonald MSYP, Cunninghame South.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | 'The Scottish Youth Parliament believes Young and Young Adult carers should have the opportunity to access individual, person-centred support during their in time in education, especially during times of assessment.' | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 96% | Member’s Motion by Aaran McDonald MSYP, Cunninghame North, and Ilse Cuthbertson MSYP, Carers Trust Scotland.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the promotion of dieting and weight-loss products and apps to children and young people can be damaging to their mental and physical wellbeing and should, therefore, be limited.' | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 87% | Member’s Motion by Maya Tams-Gray MSYP, Orkney Islands, and Thea Tjolle MSYP, Cowdenbeath.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that in order for Scotland to adhere to Article 12 of the UNCRC, all young offenders detained in a young offenders institute or prison who are old enough to vote should be given the right to vote in local council, Scottish Parliament and UK general elections.' | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Justice | 70% | Member’s Motion by Erin Campbell MSYP, Midlothian North and Musselburgh.
| | 26 Oct 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, in order to promote community safety, there should be more high-quality street lighting in densely populated and/or dangerous areas, and that such lights should be white in order to combat light pollution.’ | Statement | Health and Wellbeing; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 92% | Member’s Motion by Jack Bell MSYP, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire.
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on decision makers to apply all available resources to ensure that the attainment gap does not widen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 99% | Committee Motion by Education and Skills Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all key workers and young people in caring roles should have access to suitable personal protective equipment (PPE) that is up to the required standard for their role as well as adequate mental health support. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 100% | Committee Motion by the Health and Wellbeing Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the UK Government to participate in the international effort of sourcing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on an industrial scale, in partnership with international organisations, such as the WHO and G20. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations | 81% | Committee Motion by the External Affairs, UK, and International Relations
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament notes the increasing role of food banks in delivering food and medicine those who are most vulnerable during the current Covid-19 pandemic, and believes that relevant decision makers should provide more support to these organisations. | Statement | Social Security | 97% | Committee Motion by the Social Security Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament welcomes the additional funding for domestic abuse services to help protect young people and their families from all types of domestic abuse during the COVID-19 crisis, and calls for this to continue in addition to preventative measures, an increase in housing for victims, awareness raising campaigns and ensuring there is a sufficient criminal justice response. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 96% | Committee Motion by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament acknowledge that the lack of universal access to strong and reliable broadband during is exacerbating existing social inequalities challenges during the COVID-19 crisis, and calls on the Scottish Government to take steps to combat this. | Statement | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 90% | Committee Motion by the Transport, Environment, and Rural Affairs Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that everyone should have equal access to health and social care throughout the COVID-19 crisis and should not be discriminated against due to a pre-existing health condition or disability. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 99% | Committee Motion by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the mental health problems facing the rural youth communities, including young farmers, have been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic and calls on decision makers to provide additional support to tackle this. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 88% | Committee Motion by the Transport, Environment, and Rural Affairs Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the UK Government to ensure its continuous COVID-19 repatriation programme meets the needs of all UK citizens' affected, and asks for children and young people to be reunited with their families as a matter of urgency. | Statement | UK, Europe and External Relations | 93% | Committee Motion by the External Affairs, UK, and International Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people’s physical and mental wellbeing during COVID-19 crisis should be a priority and encourage young people to utilise online platforms and resources to socialise and keeping physically active. | Statement | Sport and Leisure | 90% | Committee Motion by the Sports and Leisure Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament urges all businesses to utilise the UK Government’s furlough scheme and to top-up their employees pay to ensure workers receive their expected take home income. | Statement | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 81% | Committee Motion by the Jobs, Economy and Fair Work Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that adequate support must be provided to young people making the transition from school to university, college, employment and other positive destinations to mitigate against the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 99% | Committee Motion by the Education and Lifelong Learning
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to provide the same level of support to small businesses as the rest of the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic, by reducing the rateable value threshold for the retail, hospitality and leisure grant from £18,000 to £15,000. | Statement | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 84% | Committee Motion by the Jobs, Economy and Fair Work Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish Government, local authorities and NHS should ensure mental health support is a priority during COVID-19 pandemic and the following recovering period. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 96% | Committee Motion by Health and Wellbeing Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls for the Scottish Government to ensure all further and higher education students have reliable access to food during the COVID-19 crisis by introducing additional financial support to students from lower-income households. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Social Security | 97% | Committee Motion by the Social Security Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament is concerned about the wellbeing of young offenders imprisoned during Covid-19, and therefore calls on Scottish Government and Scottish Prison System to ensure offenders can sufficiently social distance and have equal access to healthcare. | Statement | Justice | 84% | Joint Committee Motion by the Justice and Equalities and Human Rights Committees
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament notes, with concern, the recent reports that Barlinnie Prison is in breach of UN human rights, and therefore calls on the Scottish Prison Service and Scottish Government to ensure that prisoners’ rights are at the forefront of their decisions related to prisons during the COVID-19 crisis and recovery period. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | 84% | Committee Motion by the Justice Committee
| | 10 Jul 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recognises the negative impact current media representation of COVID-19 is having on many young people’s mental health and therefore calls on news and media outlets to ensure they provide accurate reports that portray a balanced view of the crisis. | Statement | Culture and Media | 84% | Committee Motion by the Education and Skills Committee
| | 21 Mar 2020 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that education for young people on revenge porn and sexting, and support services for those affected by these issues, should be improved. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Justice | 91% | Members’ Motion by Liam Armstrong MSYP and Beccie White MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to decriminalise abortion, to ensure that provision is regulated in line with all other healthcare and to improve access to free and safe abortion services for all in Scotland.’ | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Justice | 86% | Members’ Motion by Erin Campbell, MSYP and Emily Harle, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to eradicate poverty induced hunger and ensure that all of Scotland’s young people have reliable access to the food they need.’ | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Social Security | 99% | Members’ Motion by Elena Margiotti, MSYP and Clare McVey, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament acknowledges that loneliness in young people is a serious issue which can negatively impact mental health, and calls on the Scottish Government to tackle this by urgently implementing the actions outlined in their Social Isolation and Loneliness Strategy.’ | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 94% | Members’ Motion by Robbie Burgess, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that every school in Scotland should have a pupil council, which is democratically elected, youth-led and adequately supported by school management.’ | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 86% | Members’ Motion by Jonathan Dorrat, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament support the use of disability assistance initiatives, such as the Thistle Assistance Card scheme and the Sunflower Lanyard scheme, and calls for their implementation across the transport sector and beyond.’ | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 100% | Members’ Motion by Christopher Winters, MSYP and Emily Nix, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that local and national governments should invest more in infrastructure and opportunities for young people in rural communities, to help tackle rural isolation and improve mental health outcomes.’ | Statement | Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 91% | Members’ Motion by Sarah Quinn, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that members of the LGBTQ+ community are entitled to equal marriage rights, including the right to have their marriage blessed and ceremony performed in a place of worship, and urges faith groups and other stakeholders to work together to ensure this right is upheld.’ | Statement | Culture and Media; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 62% | Members’ Motion by Emily Harle, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that efficient careers advice services are vital to ensuring young people are well informed about their options, and should cater for all accessibility requirements.’ | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security | 94% | Members’ Motion by Maya Tams – Gray, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the Scottish government to review their public service accessibility policies for deaf and hard of hearing young people to ensure full inclusivity of this community.’ | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security | 95% | Members’ Motion by Aimee Purdie, MSYP; Ilse Cuthbertson, MSYP and Erin McCluskey, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the cost of obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate should be substantially reduced, to ensure that it is more accessible.’ | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Justice; Social Security | 83% | Members’ Motion by C – Jay Quigley, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament calls for a ban on the sale of garden and outdoor fireworks for private use in the interest of public safety.’ | Statement | Culture and Media; Health and Wellbeing; Sport and Leisure | 51% | Members’ Motion by Lauren Kelly, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there should be more public awareness of sight loss and calls on decision makers to ensure that all places of work are given mandatory information about sight loss and the issues those affected by it face on a daily basis.’ | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security | 94% | Members’ Motion by Claire Forde, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament is concerned by the lack of post-diagnosis support for individuals on the Autism Spectrum and calls for better support for individuals, their families and the wider community to understand their diagnosis.’ | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security | 92% | Members’ Motion by Lauren Asher, MSYP
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that sibling relationships should be upheld between children who are separated in the care system, when it’s in their best interest, and that any contact they have is natural and not forced.’ | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 99% | Committee Motion by The Equalities and Human Rights Committee
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that every school pupil in Scotland should have access to a form of Work-Based Learning.’ | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 97 | Committee Motion by the Education and Lifelong Learning Committee
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the national minimum wage for apprenticeships should be increased.’ | Statement | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 95% | Committee Motion by The Jobs, Economy and Fair Work Committee
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament supports Safe Passage UK’s ‘Our Turn' campaign which calls on the UK Government to meet its target of resettling 10,000 unaccompanied child refugees over the next 10 years.’ | Statement | UK, Europe and External Relations | 94% | Committee Motion by The External Affairs, UK and International Relations Committee
| | 21 Mar 2020 | ‘The Scottish Youth Parliament notes, with concern, the level of food bank stigma found across Scotland and calls for better education on this subject including information on how young people can contribute to food banks and community food initiatives in their local area.’ | Statement | Social Security | 94% | Committee Motion by The Social Security Committee
| | 11 Feb 2020 | For the purposes of sentencing, anyone under the age of 18 should be considered a young person, and consideration should be had to extending this to 25 in the future. | Recommendation | Justice | - | SYP’s findings from ‘Sentencing Young People’ consultation workshop with the Scottish Sentencing Council at SYP70 [October 2019]
| | 11 Feb 2020 and also on: justice crime sentence courts minimum age | When sentencing a young person, courts should take into account their addiction issues, any adverse childhood experiences, any experiences of being in care, family background, caring responsibilities, mental health and wellbeing, additional support needs, ethnic background (particularly if the young person is from a BME group), financial circumstances (including work status/experience of poverty), living in areas of deprivation, age and maturity. | Recommendation | Justice | - | SYP’s findings from ‘Sentencing Young People’ consultation workshop with the Scottish Sentencing Council at SYP70 [October 2019]
| | 11 Feb 2020 | A courts’ main aim when sentencing a young person should be rehabilitation. The aim of sentencing should also be to support those with mental health or addiction issues or who are homeless. | Recommendation | Justice | - | SYP’s findings from ‘Sentencing Young People’ consultation workshop with the Scottish Sentencing Council at SYP70 [October 2019]
| | 30 Nov 2019 | Local Authorities and the Scottish Government should make funding and support available for young people and other community groups to carry out local projects to reduce the impact of littering and increase community pride in their local area. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Recommendation from SYP’s Pack it up, Pack it in report
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 30 Nov 2019 | Local Authorities should increase the number of secure bins in public places, to reduce litter. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Recommendation from SYP’s Pack it up, Pack it in report
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 30 Nov 2019 | All young people in Scotland should receive improved practical environmental awareness education, and be empowered to take action to live more sustainably. To help achieve this, the Scottish Government and Education Scotland should take a human rights based approach when implementing the ‘Learning for Sustainability (LfS) Action Plan’, by meaningfully including children and young people in the design and delivery of LfS programmes. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Recommendation from SYP’s Pack it up, Pack it in report
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 30 Nov 2019 | Although our research does not show clear evidence to support a full ban on items being made out of plastic, we recommend the Scottish Government should carry out a full review of how to reduce the use of plastic, with consideration of a full or partial ban for certain products in Scotland. Further research should also be carried out to explore the reasons why people may support or oppose a ban on products being made out of plastic. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Recommendation from SYP’s Pack it up, Pack it in report
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 30 Nov 2019 | Shops and manufacturers, including online and offline retailers, should take steps to improve the recyclability and reusability of their packaging, and to minimise the amount of excess packaging. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 30 Nov 2019 | Retailers and the food industry should ensure that reusable packaging is affordable, more readily available, and easy to use, to reduce the reliance on single-use packaging and plastic items. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Recommendation from SYP’s Pack it up, Pack it in report
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 30 Nov 2019 | Local Authorities and the Scottish Government should continue to raise awareness amongst young people to help them understand what can be recycled, and when recycling is collected, in their communities. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Recommendation from SYP’s Pack it up, Pack it in report
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 30 Nov 2019 | In order to improve recycling and encourage more people to recycle, there should be more recycling bins in public places, including in schools, colleges, and universities. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Recommendation from SYP’s Pack it up, Pack it in report
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 5 Nov 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that the Period Products (Free Provision)(Scotland) Bill should allow the Scottish Government to require organisations other than schools and colleges to provide free period products. Products should be available widely to accommodate for periods starting unexpectedly. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the call for views on the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 5 Nov 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that there be a legal requirement on organisations to provide free period products. National government should fund local councils to carry this out. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the call for views on the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 5 Nov 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that free period products should be available in all bathrooms, not just women and girls’, to ensure that transgender people have access if needed. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the call for views on the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 5 Nov 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that reusable period products should be available in addition, not as an alternative, to the products which are currently available. Choice is an important factor for young people. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the call for views on the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 5 Nov 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that there should be more awareness around reusable period products to encourage their use and reduce stigma. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the call for views on the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 5 Nov 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that local and national government should avoid exclusionary language and branding when choosing period product providers and when providing these products. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the call for views on the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 5 Nov 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that any scheme to provide products should be ‘opt out’ rather than ‘opt in’. Young people feel that registration processes such as the C-Card or voucher schemes could become a barrier to accessing these products, and voted against these. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the call for views on the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there is a need for suicide awareness training in Scottish high schools. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | 99% | Members’ Motion by Hayley Paku MSYP
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there is a global Climate Emergency and calls on local and national decision-makers to prove that they urgently giving priority to tackling climate change. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations; Health and Wellbeing | 94% | Members’ Motion by Aaran McDonald MSYP
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recognises the negative impact single-plastics are having upon the environment, and calls on the Scottish Government, local authorities and businesses to take more action to reduce plastic consumption. | Statement | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 91% | Members’ Motion by Abbie Wright and Sophie Reid, MSYPs
| | 27 Oct 2019 | 'The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that every school in Scotland should have a 'safe space' - a dedicated quiet room to be used at any time during the school day by any pupil who is feeling down, anxious or distressed. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | 89% | Members’ Motion by C-Jay Quigley and Emily Harle, MSYPs
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all schools should have an appropriate recycling system in place which ensures all single-use plastic is recycled, and a ban on single-use plastic bottles, to reduce the harmful effect on the environment. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 79% | Members’ Motion by Elena Margiotti, Noah Miles, and Rebecca Kerr, MSYPs
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to recognise and ensure support for the mental health of young carers through providing a toolkit or online resource for young carers in Scotland. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | 96% | Members’ Motion by Ilse Cuthbertson and Aaran McDonald, MSYPs
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that action is necessary to prevent sexual harassment from occurring on public transport, and calls on decision-makers and service providers to review their policies. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Justice; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 96% | Members’ Motion by Sophie Reid MSYP
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament supports the "Housing First" policy, which guarantees shelter for anyone in need, including those with complex needs, such as addictions. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 96% | Members’ Motion by Josh Kennedy MSYP
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament is concerned that people with invisible disabilities are not receiving disability benefit, and calls upon decision-makers to make such benefits more accessible to this group. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Social Security | 90% | Members’ Motion by Ryan Kelly MSYP
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that businesses and public services should treat their younger customers and service users as equals to their older ones, and should avoid using prejudiced practices such as segregated queues and bag searches for young people only. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 88% | Members’ Motion by Jack Bell MSYP
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the Scottish Government and local authorities to review the food provided in school meals at lunchtime to ensure they meet the school food and drink regulations and are tasty and affordable for Scotland’s young people. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | 90% | Members’ Motion by Bailey-Lee Robb and Ellie Craig, MSYPs
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recognises that there is an increased risk of poor mental health among LGBT young people, and therefore calls for more support to be made available by the private and public sector to ensure that all LGBT young people in Scotland are supported. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 91% | Members’ Motion by Owen William Russell Brand MSYP
| | 27 Oct 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there should be more publicly available gender-neutral toilet facilities, which are fully accessible to everyone regardless of identity or circumstance, across Scotland’s communities. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 70% | Members’ Motion by Martin Carle MSYP
| | 30 Jul 2019 | The direct incorporation model for incorporating the UNCRC into Scots law will put young people’s rights on the strongest footing possible. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the Scottish Government’s ‘Children’s Rights: Consultation on Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into our domestic law in Scotland’
| | 30 Jul 2019 | The Bill should make UNCRC rights legally binding on all public authorities, should ensure they do not violate the UNCRC and take steps to prevent any violations. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the Scottish Government’s ‘Children’s Rights: Consultation on Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into our domestic law in Scotland’
| | 30 Jul 2019 | Public authorities should protect UNCRC rights with an ‘act compatibly’ requirement and a ‘due regard’ duty - public authorities should action UNCRC rights and prove that they have thought about them. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the Scottish Government’s ‘Children’s Rights: Consultation on Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into our domestic law in Scotland’
| | 30 Jul 2019 | The UNCRC must be incorporated into Scots law within this current parliamentary term, by 2021. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the Scottish Government’s ‘Children’s Rights: Consultation on Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into our domestic law in Scotland’
| | 30 Jul 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament does not agree with the idea of creating a ‘Suite of Scottish Children’s Rights’ as it undermines the principle of universality of children’s rights, which should be the same wherever we live in the world. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the Scottish Government’s ‘Children’s Rights: Consultation on Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into our domestic law in Scotland’
| | 30 Jul 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish Government should work with the UK Government to make the UK UNCRC rights-compliant on reserved issues and the best place in the world to grow up. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the Scottish Government’s ‘Children’s Rights: Consultation on Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into our domestic law in Scotland’
| | 30 Jul 2019 | The UNCRC framework should be similar to the Human Rights Act and inspired by the Independent Advisory Group’s draft Bill – the Human Rights Act+. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Recommendation from SYP’s response to the Scottish Government’s ‘Children’s Rights: Consultation on Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into our domestic law in Scotland’
| | 7 Jun 2019 | To make a positive change to youth work in Scotland, young people would like to see more: funding, awareness of youth work opportunities amongst young people, accessibility of youth work, youth workers, opportunities for young people, and training for youth workers. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Sport and Leisure | - | SYP’s Youth Work and Me report
| | 23 May 2019 | We believe that FOISA should benefit from an extension in scope would extend the scope of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act to private companies that have public contracts as well as other organisations that provide public services such as housing associations. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | SYP’s response to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 review by the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee [May 2019]
| | 10 May 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the new Scottish Alcohol and Drug Strategy should explore drug regulation and community models to reduce substance use in young people, alongside a greater investment in youth work and police services. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | The Road to Recovery Refresh – Views from the Scottish Youth Parliament Justice Committee by Crew from SYP65 [May 2019]
| | 10 May 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that recovery from drug and alcohol addictions should be supported through community education as well as through universally accessible person-centered mental health services, accommodation for homeless people in recovery, helplines and clean needles. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | The Road to Recovery Refresh – Views from the Scottish Youth Parliament Justice Committee by Crew from SYP65 [May 2019]
| | 10 May 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that decision makers should consult with the public and community, medical professionals and support charities working with people who take drugs to create effective strategies and initiatives. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | The Road to Recovery Refresh – Views from the Scottish Youth Parliament Justice Committee by Crew from SYP65 [May 2019]
| | 10 May 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the fear, stigma and shame culture surrounding drugs should be tackled through rational discussion within communities. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | The Road to Recovery Refresh – Views from the Scottish Youth Parliament Justice Committee by Crew from SYP65 [May 2019]
| | 10 May 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that drugs education should be promoted in schools from a young age through peer-education programmes and health and wellbeing, including sports. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | The Road to Recovery Refresh – Views from the Scottish Youth Parliament Justice Committee by Crew from SYP65 [May 2019]
| | 19 Apr 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people should be able to access a specialist health support more easily through their GP, especially a Mental Health Worker. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing | - | SYP’s response to ‘What does primary care look like for the next generation?: Inquiry by the Health and Sport Committee at the Scottish Parliament [April 2019]
| | 19 Apr 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, in the future, healthcare appointments should be sent by email / text / social media and prescription notifications sent to your smartphone or tablet to benefit young people with busy lives. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing | - | SYP’s response to ‘What does primary care look like for the next generation?: Inquiry by the Health and Sport Committee at the Scottish Parliament [April 2019]
| | 19 Apr 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that optional video services such as Skype or FaceTime (or similar video service) for a GP appointment should be considered for the future to support young carers, young people living in rural or remote areas as well as young people with disabilities or mental health problems, making it easier to attend a GP appointment. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing | - | SYP’s response to ‘What does primary care look like for the next generation?: Inquiry by the Health and Sport Committee at the Scottish Parliament [April 2019]
| | 19 Apr 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that medical diagnosis App’s should not form a mandatory part of primary health care in the future due to concerns over mis-diagnoses due to the lack of physical assessment, miscommunication, accessibility and a lack of human interaction. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing | - | SYP’s response to ‘What does primary care look like for the next generation?: Inquiry by the Health and Sport Committee at the Scottish Parliament [April 2019]
| | 19 Apr 2019 | Opt-in healthcare App’s should be developed to help make young carer’s lives easier and a mental health App should be developed to empower young people with mental health difficulties. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing | - | SYP’s response to ‘What does primary care look like for the next generation?: Inquiry by the Health and Sport Committee at the Scottish Parliament [April 2019]
| | 19 Apr 2019 | Healthcare App’s should be developed through consultation with health professionals and patients; that these could be very useful for improving mental health outcomes; that security and privacy is ensured; that healthcare professionals and medicine keeps up with new technological developments; and that since healthcare Apps may not suitable for everyone, a flexible approach to their introduction should be adopted. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing | - | SYP’s response to ‘What does primary care look like for the next generation?: Inquiry by the Health and Sport Committee at the Scottish Parliament [April 2019]
| | 27 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish Government should try to minimise inequality in subject choice in rural and remote areas by investing in these schools as well as subject choice generally, and encouraging cooperation within local authorities to offer subject choices including National 4s, 5s and Advanced Highers. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning | - | SYP’s response to the Scottish Parliament Education and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into Subject Choices
| | 27 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that greater investment and incentives are needed for teacher training generally, as well as for subjects including languages, modern studies, drama and psychology. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning | - | SYP’s response to the Scottish Parliament Education and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into Subject Choices
| | 27 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes believe that pupil participation should play a key role in reviewing how subjects are chosen in schools, and that subject columns should not restrict young people from pursuing subjects which are necessary for their career aspirations. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning | - | SYP’s response to the Scottish Parliament Education and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into Subject Choices
| | 19 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament fully support the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill and ask for the Committee Against Torture to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that this law passes without delay in 2019. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Scottish Youth Parliament and Children’s Parliament’s Joint Shadow Report to United Nations Committee Against Torture [March 2019]
| | 19 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament asks the Committee Against Torture to ask the Scottish Government how children and young people will be involved not just in the delivery of reformed Personal and Social Education in Scotland (following the 2018 review), but in the co-production and development of national toolkits, guidance, resources and support provision. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | Scottish Youth Parliament and Children’s Parliament’s Joint Shadow Report to United Nations Committee Against Torture [March 2019]
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the two child benefit cap, or ‘rape clause’, should be repealed. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Social Security | 80% | Members’ Motion by Caitie Dundas MSYP
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that mandatory immunisations should be introduced for all of Scotland's eligible young people, in order to protect young people who are particularly vulnerable to infection, as well as the health of all. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 77% | Members’ Motion by Chloe Whyte MSYP
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recognises the negative impact that Universal Credit is having on its claimants, and calls on the UK government to halt its roll-out until a fundamental review is carried out. | Statement | Social Security | 85% | Members’ Motion by Sarah Quinn MSYP
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the opportunity to learn British Sign Language (BSL) allows for a more inclusive and accessible society, and therefore supports the Scottish Government's 2017-2023 National Plan for BSL which aims to make it a more widely available language in schools. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | 90% | Members’ Motion by Sarah Quinn MSYP and Neal McCulloch MSYP
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that educational institutions and youth organisations should actively encourage young people to become organ and blood donors, through education on the subject and holding blood drives where feasible. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | 84% | Members’ Motion by Emily Harle MSYP
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on Transport Scotland to put in place adequate and effective contingency plans for when road and rail closures are in place to minimise disruption as much as possible. | Statement | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 85% | Members’ Motion by Neal McCulloch MSYP
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that local authorities have a duty to ensure the safety of people in wheelchairs, and calls on local authorities to put in place a minimum pavement width to ensure people in wheelchairs can travel without difficulty | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 88% | Members’ Motion by Katie Talent MSYP
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that access to clean drinking water is essential for the realisation of all human rights, and therefore calls on all schools to provide their students and staff with accessible facilities for the provision of free tap water. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | 93% | Members’ Motion by Becky Gillan MSYP
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament supports the ‘Give Me Five’ campaign which aims to increase child benefit by £5 every week, and therefore calls on the Scottish Government to increase child benefit in Scotland. | Statement | Social Security | 61% | Members’ Motion by Bailey-Lee Robb MSYP and Zanib Ahmad MSYP
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament supports the proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and will work with other organisations to ensure that non-binary identities are recognised, self-declaration becomes the model for gender recognition, and the age restriction is reduced to 16. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 71% | Members’ Motion by Ezra Wilson MSYP
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament condemns anti-Catholic bigotry and anti-Irish racism in all its forms, and calls on the Scottish Government to reform hate crime legislation, invest more money and take greater action in tackling anti-Catholic bigotry and anti-Irish racism. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 64% | Members’ Motion by Chris Costello MSYP
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that students should not be unfairly disadvantaged in their studies due to illness or injury, and therefore calls on teachers to ensure that pupils who are absent from school due to health-related issues are provided with detailed coursework notes and support from the appropriate teachers/tutors. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | 91% | Joint Committee Motion by the Health and Wellbeing and Education and Lifelong Learning Committees
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that more housing should be brought into public ownership to tackle homelessness and allow for as many people as possible to be homed or to reach the housing ladder. | Statement | Social Security | 75% | Committee Motion by the Social Security Committee
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all young people should have equal access and awareness of cultural opportunities within their area through appropriate advertising by local authorities and others. | Statement | Culture and Media | 84% | Committee Motion by the Culture and Media Committee
| | 17 Mar 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes and calls on the Scottish Government and local authorities to ensure participation in sport must be maintained, and that barriers facing young people in our most socially deprived areas have to be minimised. | Statement | Sport and Leisure | 82% | Committee Motion by the Sport and Leisure Committee
| | 25 Jan 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that parental guidance accompanying the [equal protection] legislative change will need to be culturally sensitive and available in a variety of languages, to ensure parents and carers of all religious and racial backgrounds are included and provided with appropriate support. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | SYP’s response to Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill consultation
| | 25 Jan 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that parental guidance accompanying the [equal protection] legislative changes need to be aimed at tackling generational issues, where some grandparents or other older relatives who look after children and young people support physical punishment as a form of discipline, as well as for parents or carers with disabilities or additional support needs. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | SYP’s response to Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill consultation
| | 19 Jan 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Transport Scotland and the Scottish Government should review the existing concessionary discount on public transport, available to 16-18 year olds through the Young Scot National Entitlement Card, to expand the concession to include all young people (up to their 26th birthday) at no cost to young people across all public transport networks. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Scottish Youth Parliament’s Research Report All Aboard: Young people’s views and experiences of public transport in Scotland (January 2019)
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 19 Jan 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes transport companies should raise the age of child fares to include young people up to the age of 18, and provide guidance and training for customer-facing staff about how to work positively with young people. This should be carried out in conjunction with young people. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Scottish Youth Parliament’s Research Report All Aboard: Young people’s views and experiences of public transport in Scotland (January 2019)
| | 19 Jan 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Transport Scotland should work with transport companies and other organisations to develop and roll-out a Scotland-wide app to make sure young people have live and accessible information about the range of fares, timetables, routes, and discounts available to them, and can make an informed decision about their travel choices. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Scottish Youth Parliament’s Research Report All Aboard: Young people’s views and experiences of public transport in Scotland (January 2019)
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 19 Jan 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Regional Transport Partnerships should take a human rights-based approach to ensure young people are meaningfully included in decisions about public transport which will affect them. This could include the establishment of a regional young transport users forum, and building and strengthening links with existing youth voice mechanisms within the region. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Scottish Youth Parliament’s Research Report All Aboard: Young people’s views and experiences of public transport in Scotland (January 2019)
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 19 Jan 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes public transport companies should ensure young people are being consulted on decisions affecting them, and make more effort to gather and regularly review feedback from passengers. For example, as a minimum, they could print a short rating question on the back of bus/train tickets, which passengers could put in a collection box as they exit the bus. This would enable companies to collect on the spot feedback, and to recycle used tickets. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Scottish Youth Parliament’s Research Report All Aboard: Young people’s views and experiences of public transport in Scotland (January 2019)
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 19 Jan 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, in line with existing SYP policy, transport companies should sign up to existing bus, train, and tram charters which set out best practice for service providers when interacting with passengers who have a disability, such as the RNIB ‘We’re on Board’ accessible travel charter. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Scottish Youth Parliament’s Research Report All Aboard: Young people’s views and experiences of public transport in Scotland (January 2019)
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 19 Jan 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that customer-facing public transport staff should receive comprehensive training on safety, accessibility, and inclusion, including visible and invisible disabilities. This training should be co-produced and delivered by facilitators who have a disability. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Scottish Youth Parliament’s Research Report All Aboard: Young people’s views and experiences of public transport in Scotland (January 2019)
| | 19 Jan 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes Transport Scotland and Regional Transport Partnerships should improve promotion of the Thistle Assistance Card to young people and public transport companies, to help increase young people with visible and invisible disabilities’ confidence that they will be treated with respect and dignity by staff when travelling. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Scottish Youth Parliament’s Research Report All Aboard: Young people’s views and experiences of public transport in Scotland (January 2019)
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Jan 2019 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people must be involved in and their views taken into account in the decision regarding the model of pupil participation within their school, and any model must ensure that young people’s United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child rights are being respected, protected and fulfilled. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | SYP’s response to Empowering Schools: A Consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill
[January 2018]
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Dec 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament agrees with the majority of the parking zone exemptions proposed in the Transport (Scotland) Bill. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Letter to Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee with consultation findings on Transport (Scotland) Bill [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that activity focussed on philanthropy and social activism should be part of the core secondary curriculum. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning | - | Results of a nationwide survey by the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) and the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) [November 2018]
Extended by Quickfire Policy October 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the benefits of volunteering should be promoted to young people, and pathways and platforms should be provided to allow them to make a difference. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning | - | Results of a nationwide survey by the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) and the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) [November 2018]
Extended by Quickfire Policy October 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, as part of sex education in Personal, Social and Health Education
(PSHE), teachers and students alike should be trained on the risks, consequences and prevention of online sexual offending in an engaging, positive, youth-friendly, and blame and embarrassment-free way. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning | - | SYP findings from ‘Protection from Sexual Offending’ consultation workshop with the Scottish Government at our 67th National Sitting in Kilmarnock on 21st October [November 2018]
Extended by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the proposed Low Emission Zones (LEZs) in the Transport (Scotland) Bill should be allowed to run differently in different areas, and that there should not be different grace periods for residents and non-residents. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Letter to Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee with consultation findings on Transport (Scotland) Bill [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the penalty money proposed to be charged for vehicles driving in Low Emission Zones (LEZ’s) which do not meet the emission standards, as per the Transport (Scotland) Bill, should be used by Local Authorities to cover the costs of running the LEZ and other work that meets the aims of low emission zones. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Letter to Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee with consultation findings on Transport (Scotland) Bill [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the proposed bus operator app and bus stop real-time displays in the Transport (Scotland) Bill should be installed, with the former including live updates and notifications, bus stop tracking and the ability to buy tickets with a QR code. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Letter to Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee with consultation findings on Transport (Scotland) Bill [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Wifi is needed at bus stops to ensure a bus operator app is fully accessible across Scotland. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Letter to Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee with consultation findings on Transport (Scotland) Bill [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that bus number and stop announcements are needed on buses for visitors, and to ensure accessibility for people with sight and literacy difficulties. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Letter to Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee with consultation findings on Transport (Scotland) Bill [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there needs to be more parking spaces, driveways or garages provided before blanket regulation of pavement and double parking, and double parking should only be prohibited if it obstructs pedestrians or other road users from passing. | Recommendation | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Letter to Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee with consultation findings on Transport (Scotland) Bill [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that emotionally harming a child should be illegal. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | SYP’s Equality and Human Rights Committee’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘Protecting Children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937…’ [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that in considering whether emotional abuse has taken place, decision-makers must have regards to a wide range of behaviours as well as the frequency of the abuse, intention of the perpetrator and any cultural sensitivities. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | SYP’s Equality and Human Rights Committee’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘Protecting Children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937…’ [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the procedure for proving emotional harm must protect vulnerable children and young people from experiencing further suffering and distress. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | SYP’s Equality and Human Rights Committee’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘Protecting Children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937…’ [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there should not be a definitive age for the perpetration of emotional abuse against children. If a definitive age is needed, it should not start from as young as 8 or 12. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | SYP’s Equality and Human Rights Committee’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘Protecting Children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937…’ [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that if Scots law is reformed to criminalise emotional abuse, awareness raising, training, guidance and support is needed for stakeholders, as well as parenting or caring programmes on what ‘the best interests of the child’ means in practice - to avoid criminalising vulnerable parents or carers. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | SYP’s Equality and Human Rights Committee’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘Protecting Children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937…’ [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, in cases of emotional abuse, a human rights based and trauma informed approach must be taken with the survivors, and a rehabilitative approach must be taken with perpetrators, rather than a punitive one | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | SYP’s Equality and Human Rights Committee’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘Protecting Children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937…’ [November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to cement meaningful participation of young people in local governance such as through giving youth representatives voting rights on local authority committees, ensuring accessible outputs, and increasing youth representation. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning | - | SYP’s External Affairs, UK & International Relations Committee’s response to the Scottish Government’s conversation around the Local Governance Review: Democracy Matters [November 2018]
Extended by Convenors Group on 31 August 2019.
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the proposed Scottish Biometrics Commissioner should be fully independent, be empowered to review all biometric data captured from children, and collaborate with the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, the Biometrics Commissioner for England and Wales, and the police. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | SYP’s Justice Committee’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘Enhanced oversight of biometric data for justice and community safety purposes’[November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that oversight of criminal justice should be kept separate from other oversight systems. | Recommendation | Justice | - | SYP’s Justice Committee’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘Enhanced oversight of biometric data for justice and community safety purposes’[November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to provide more information on whether a young person’s mental health will be taken into account in the decision-making process for capturing their biometric data. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | SYP’s Justice Committee’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘Enhanced oversight of biometric data for justice and community safety purposes’[November 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that court and tribunal decisions should be informally explained to children and young people by an adult they know and trust, and in a manner according to their preference. | Recommendation | Justice | - | Response to the Scottish Government’s Family Law Review [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that aspects of personal finance (such as budgeting, banking, interest rates and loans) should be a mandatory part of the curriculum before the end of S4. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 96% | Members’ Motion by Neal McCulloch MSYP and Georgia Pritchard MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, as well as the right to life, everyone should have the right to die, and as a result calls on the Scottish Government to legalise assisted suicide for those with terminal and life-limiting illnesses to relieve patients of terminal suffering and pain. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 67% | Members’ Motion by Neal McCulloch MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament is concerned that SQA’s recently reformed Results Services (both Exceptional Circumstances and Post-Results Services) do not allow for total consideration of a candidate’s individual circumstances, their previous course work (including prelim grade), or mental wellbeing at the time of the exam. SYP therefore calls on the SQA and the Scottish Government to review the current system to make the process fairer and more accessible. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 88% | Members’ Motion by Emily Harle MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that public ownership of the national rail network is essential to delivering a cost-effective, accountable and reliable service for communities across Scotland. | Statement | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 58% | Members’ Motion by Sasha Byron MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Scotland should implement legislation that would grant people who have experienced domestic abuse a period of paid leave from their employment, allowing them to build a safer, more stable living environment and protect themselves and any children without having to worry about income or work. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 92% | Members’ Morion by Huw Sherrard MSYP and Robbie Burgess MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Carer’s Allowance should be extended to young adult carers aged 16-25 who are in full-time education. | Statement | Social Security | 87% | Members’ Motion by Lauren Baigrie MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, in their Children and Young People’s Rights Action Plan 2018-21, the Scottish Government should include explicit, specific actions for how it plans to embed a human rights based approach to enable care experienced children and young people to grow up in an atmosphere of love, equality and respect in Scotland. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 86% | Members’ Motion by Helen Johnson MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the government must do better to ensure that care experienced young people can access sustainable, affordable housing. This would be a means of combating poor outcomes and homelessness among some of Scotland’s most vulnerable young people once leaving the care system. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 94% | Members’ Motion by Ryan McShane MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Councils and schools across Scotland should endeavour to ensure that children and young people’s placing requests for primary or secondary school are successfully granted if any of their siblings also attend that school, with refusals being a measure of last resort. The Scottish Youth Parliament further calls on Councils to carry out reviews of their ‘catchment areas’ to ensure that as few young people as possible are refused admission to a closer school, given the cost and travel implications. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 79% | Members’ Motion by Jason Black MSYP and Amy Lee Fraioli MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament welcomes the establishment of the Children and Young People’s Panel on Europe by the Scottish Government, Children in Scotland and Together (Scotland’s Alliance for Children’s Rights), and looks forward to seeing children and young people’s voices actively influence the ongoing Brexit negotiations. | Statement | UK, Europe and External Relations | 73% | Members’ Motion by Bailey-Lee Robb
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament supports and recognises the hard work of the ‘No Knives, Better Lives’ campaign which uses peer education to inform young people of the consequences of knife crime. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 86% | Ryan Kelly MSYP for Coatbridge and Chryston and Callum Speirs MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that it is vital that the interests of Scotland’s young people are fairly represented by our members at all international youth forums, and that all nations of the United Kingdom should be included in respective single delegations with full voting rights to any such forum | Statement | UK, Europe and External Relations | 87% | Jamie Murray MSYP and Keiran O’Neill MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all public toilets should be free of charge, and therefore encourages all relevant authorities to ensure that no charges are made for their use. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 63% | Members’ Motion by Reece Harding MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all young people should leave secondary school having received education on the Trade Union Movement, workers’ rights and their influence. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 83% | Members’ Motion by Aaran McDonald MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that no one should be denied access to lease a property by a private landlord on the basis they receive housing benefit; and urges the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament to consider what action can be taken to tackle this discriminatory approach in order to protect the right to property. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Social Security | 69% | Members’ Motion by Jason Black MSYP
| | 22 Oct 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all pupils should leave secondary school with an understanding of bereavement, and how to cope during the difficult time of losing a loved one, and that all teachers should receive teacher training in order to help them support pupils dealing with bereavement. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 87% | Members’ Motion by Catherine Mackie MSYP
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the ‘rights awareness’ programme for children and young people in Scotland must be framed around the Article 2(2) of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, to ensure that the education is holistic, meaningful, rights-respecting and empowering. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | SYP’s response to Progressing Children’s Rights in Scotland – an Action Plan 2018-21 Consultation [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the ‘rights awareness’ programme for children and young people in Scotland needs to include young people and empowerment in its name and delivery. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | SYP’s response to Progressing Children’s Rights in Scotland – an Action Plan 2018-21 Consultation [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the ‘rights awareness’ programme for children and young people in Scotland should be part of a wider, long-term, progressive movement towards human rights education and training in Scotland for everyone in society; and it should link up to the PSHE review to ensure joined-up action in this area | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | SYP’s response to Progressing Children’s Rights in Scotland – an Action Plan 2018-21 Consultation [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish Government’s proposed ‘strategic participation framework’ must include a meaningful role for children and young people, and include adequate and sustainable resourcing for the external organisations that will be tasked with delivering it. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | SYP’s response to Progressing Children’s Rights in Scotland – an Action Plan 2018-21 Consultation [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that public bodies could make it easier for young people to ask for information by making it clear that you will get a response to your Freedom of Information request in 20 days, creating simple forms which are consistent across local authorities, having accessible information online in plain English, advertising how you can make a request and increasing transparency. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | Freedom of Information (FOI) Consultation Workshop Report [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish Information Commissioner should educate and engage with young people with partners on Freedom of Information (FOI) and call on the government for it to be taught in schools, to raise awareness of FOI among young people. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | Freedom of Information (FOI) Consultation Workshop Report [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish Information Commissioner should create young-person-specific media campaign and online resources on Freedom of Information (FOI), to raise awareness of FOI among young people. | Recommendation | Justice | - | Freedom of Information (FOI) Consultation Workshop Report [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish Information Commissioner should create a template Freedom of Information (FOI) request form for public authorities to use, to raise awareness of FOI among young people. | Recommendation | Justice | - | Freedom of Information (FOI) Consultation Workshop Report [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that mothers and fathers should have equal parental responsibilities and rights. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to the Scottish Government’s Family Law Review [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people should be provided with options for communication to tell a judge what they think about who they should live with, speak to and visit - which suit the child or young person's age, ability to understand, and personal preference. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | Response to the Scottish Government’s Family Law Review [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people should have access to information about their rights around giving their views (or not) to a judge in family law proceedings. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | Response to the Scottish Government’s Family Law Review [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people have the right to access independent advocacy to support their participation in family law proceedings, with sufficient time built in to establish relationships of trust. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | Response to the Scottish Government’s Family Law Review [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people should have the opportunity to share their views with a family law judge confidentially, including the option of participation without parents in the room. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | Response to the Scottish Government’s Family Law Review [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Sep 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people should have access to counselling before, during and after family law proceedings. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing; Justice | - | Response to the Scottish Government’s Family Law Review [September 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that more could be done to support young people moving from school into employment such as greater financial support, better support for young people with additional support needs, counselling services and greater awareness of the mental health issues, respite services for those that require it, and improved affordable transport links. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | - | Blog by the University of Edinburgh’s ENLIVEN (Encouraging Lifelong Learning for an Inclusive and Vibrant Europe) project on their consultation activity with SYP to help feed into their research [July 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 1 Jul 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that during a police interview, the police officer should ask the child to repeat the given purpose of the interview and rights (and other guidance) back to them in their own words, to ensure the child has a good understanding before any questions are asked. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | SYP’s response to EHRiC on MACR [July 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 1 Jul 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that when the police are called to an incident when a child has done something harmful, they should keep the child and other people safe, call parents/carers/social workers/independent advocates and find out from them if the child has any difficulties which require emotional, behavioural or learning support. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | SYP’s response to EHRiC on MACR [July 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Jul 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that when the police are called to an incident when a child has done something harmful, they should use a way to communicate with the child that suits their age and ability to understand. Ensure an adult trusted by the child, who demonstrates an understanding of children's rights, is there to help them. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | SYP’s response to EHRiC on MACR [July 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Jul 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that when the police are called to an incident when a child has done something harmful, they should use a way to communicate with the child that suits their age and ability to understand. nsure an adult trusted by the child, who demonstrates an understanding of children's rights, is there to help them. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | SYP’s response to EHRiC on MACR [July 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Jul 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that when the police are called to an incident when a child has done something harmful, they should take statements and look for evidence by asking the child questions about their behaviour, using short and simple sentences and avoiding giving too much information. | Recommendation | Justice | - | SYP’s response to EHRiC on MACR [July 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Jul 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that when a child has done something harmful, the length of time that information can be disclosed for depends on the seriousness of the behaviour in question. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | SYP’s response to EHRiC on MACR [July 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Jul 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the police should take a rights-based, proportionate, non-intimidating and child-friendly approach to its work responding to and investigating children who have behaved harmfully, informed by child psychologists. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | SYP’s response to EHRiC on MACR [July 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Jul 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that youth-friendly, interactive education is a form of early prevention of harmful behaviour in children and young people. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Justice | - | SYP’s response to EHRiC on MACR [July 2018]
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 9 Jun 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all young people should be able to benefit from the highest quality of education regardless of their ability to pay for it, and calls for the provision of private education at all levels in Scotland to be abolished. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 60% | Members’ Motion by Keiran O’Neill MSYP
| | 9 Jun 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Islamophobia is a serious issue for young people, which negatively impacts on young Muslims and their families. SYP therefore calls on the Scottish Government to take action by supporting the work of grassroots organisations such as FOSIS in tackling religious bigotry and hatred. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 81% | Members’ Motion by Fatima Bari MSYP
| | 9 Jun 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament commends the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, and all of his staff, for their inclusive consultation and powerful representation of young people in Scotland during the production of their revised Strategic Plan; and believes that SYP should continue to work closely with the Commissioner to advance children and young people’s rights in Scotland. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 91% | Members’ Motion by Robert McCall MSYP
| | 9 Jun 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Community Councils should be empowered and funded with adequate resources to a base level to ensure that they can properly fulfil their roles as the first tier of local government in Scotland; and urges local and central government to work together to ensure that Community Councils can operate more effectively. | Statement | UK, Europe and External Relations | 57% | Members’ Motion by Aaran McDonald MSYP
| | 9 Jun 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament is deeply concerned at reports that 36 out of 53 Commonwealth countries have legislation and policies which are discriminatory against LGBTQI+ people; and therefore supports the work of The Commonwealth Equality Network towards achieving greater progress on LGBTQI+ rights in these countries. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations | 89% | Members’ Motion by Sarah Quinn MSYP
| | 9 Jun 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all local authorities should have in place a formal structure to consult young people on decisions that will affect them, which includes a youth representative on key committees such as Education and Planning. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 93% | Members’ Motion by Calum McArthur MSYP and Jack Norquoy MSYP
| | 9 Jun 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Food365 scheme that is being piloted in North Lanarkshire is a positive step towards tackling child hunger and should be replicated where possible across Scotland. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing; Social Security | 87% | Members’ Motion by Chris Costello MSYP
| | 9 Jun 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there should be a greater awareness of the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs); and that national and local government, and the NHS, should seek to raise awareness, and invest in initiatives using a human rights based approach which promote safe, stable and nurturing relationships and environments which can have a positive impact on a broad range of problems and on the development of skills that will help children and young people reach their full potential. | Statement | - | 91% | Members’ Motion by Bailey-Lee Robb MSYP,
| | 9 Jun 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that vehicles used for school transport should be held to a higher minimum standard of quality and safety than at present. | Statement | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 92% | Members’ Motion by Ryan Kelly MSYP and Jack Campbell MSYP
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament urges the Government, and local authorities, should urgently investigate and implement a plan on how students have their voice heard in punishment procedures in schools, and how pupils can be further supported in the appeal process. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | By Bailey-Lee Robb MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to ensure the rights of young people who menstruate are properly protected by binding, not guiding, legislation. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | By Chloe Carmichael MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament would like to see a ‘Buddy System’ for students and training for teachers and other staff on sight-guiding and the issues affecting those with sight-loss, to better support blind and partially sighted students in mainstream schools. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | By Claire Forde MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there should be adequate, sufficient, earmarked funding and planning involving blind and partially sighted young people to respect, protect and fulfil their rights to live independently and be included in the community | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | By Claire Forde MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that rights education should be made mandatory, include teacher training, and teach about rights including the UNCRC, the Human Rights Act and the European Convention of Human Rights, to empower young people to be human rights defenders. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | By Derry Moore MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Also similar policy by Jack Dudgeon MSYP – linked to climate change.
And Josh Kennedy MSYP on physical punishment.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, to tackle bullying, the principles that Respect for All promotes, such as respect and tolerance, should be embedded through human rights education and training not just for children and young people, but also for adults and other duty-bearers. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | By Jack Brady MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish Government should implement the phases addressing stakeholders of all ages in the World Programme for Human Rights Education and Training, and develop a comprehensive Action Plan for Human Rights Education and Training in Scotland. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | By Jack Brady MSYP and Rebecca Craig MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) in schools should help young people speak out about abuse without stigmatisation, to bring about a culture change to end physical punishment against children. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | Josh Kennedy MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that political literacy is included in S3 and S4 Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) classes, and therefore calls on the Scottish Government to include a specific action in their Children and Young People’s Rights Action Plan to this effect. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | Josh MacRae MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to invest more in English classes for all young refugees in Scotland, so they can achieve their aspirations. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | Khaled Emkidh MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that a consistent level of financial support is awarded to young carers irrespective of the possible income of their parents or carers. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Social Security | - | Lauren Baigrie MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament welcomes the New Young Carer Grant, and encourages MSPs to constantly develop and monitor it, as there is concern that it will not be enough of an incentive for young people to remain at school when they are 18. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Social Security | - | Lauren Baigrie MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish Government should work with Who Cares? Scotland to ensure that the proposed advocacy service in the Children and Young People’s Rights Action Plan is well-funded, accessible ad suitably tailored to care experienced young people. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Ryan McShane MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 18 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that the Government ensures that all young people have the skills and knowledge that they need to be successful in life and in the career that they wish to pursue, as promised in the Delivering Excellence and Equity in Scottish Education paper. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | - | Sanna Aziz MSYP – Summary of recommendations from the Young People’s Rights Review – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 14 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people should be taught about, and empowered to stand up for, their human rights through Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) or its equivalent in the curriculum. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | 92% | Joint Committee Motion by the Education and Lifelong Learning (ELL) Committee & the Equality and Human Rights (EQU) Committee
| | 14 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that ScotRail 16 - 25 discount railcards should be made available to all of Scotland's young people at no cost. | Statement | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 76% | Committee Motion by the Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee
| | 14 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that high quality, robust training on how to identify and support young people experiencing mental health difficulties should be a mandatory component of teacher training. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | 87% | Committee Motion by the Health and Wellbeing Committee
| | 14 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that it should be mandatory for local or central government to subsidise the cost of UCAS applications for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security | - | Joint Members’ Motion by Sarah Quinn MSYP and Chris Costello MSYP.
| | 14 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all citizens should be provided with a guaranteed minimum of income support to ensure that no individual faces financial hardship; and therefore supports the principles of Universal Basic Income to ensure all citizens, no matter what their circumstances, are able to live with dignity and economic security. | Statement | Social Security | 77% | Members’ Motion by Keiran O’Neill MSYP
| | 14 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the increased centralisation of our healthcare system is resulting in the closure of some local wards and hospitals, and that this could have a negative impact on young people and other hospital users. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 98% | Members’ Motion by Josh Kennedy MSYP
| | 14 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that teachers should receive specific training on how to tackle homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic bullying in schools. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | 82% | Members’ Motion by Sarah Quinn MSYP
| | 14 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament supports the work of organisations like “Abused Men in Scotland” (AMIS); and believes that there should be increased assistance to male victims of domestic abuse. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | 95% | Joint Members’ Motion by Huw Sherrard MSYP and Kai Green MSYP
| | 14 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there should be a greater awareness that children and young people growing up in Scotland’s care system are at a greater risk of poor mental health outcomes than the wider population. The Scottish Government and NHS Scotland should work with relevant organisations to ensure that the needs of these young people are being met with accessible, sustainable and high quality mental health services. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Social Security | 99% | Joint Members’ Motion by Helen Johnston MSYP and Ryan McShane MSYP
| | 14 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Religious Education and school assemblies in non-denominational secondary schools should include material from a variety of different belief systems in order to help promote and teach pupils about these and their cultural traditions. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | 89% | Members’ Motion by Lucy Penman MSYP
| | 1 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that taxes should be raised for the high earners in society to allow for greater and more effective welfare support to those in need, to reduce poverty and inequality. | Recommendation | Social Security | - | Blog by the Poverty & Inequality Commission on their consultation activity with SYP to help develop their work plan – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that more support should be provided for people experiencing poverty and inequality through charities and targeted services. | Recommendation | Social Security | - | Blog by the Poverty & Inequality Commission on their consultation activity with SYP to help develop their work plan – April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Apr 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Climate Change Act Key Household Climate Change Behaviours should be taught about in school, such as in Personal, Social and Health Education and Home Economics, to ensure young people understand their relevance and benefits. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Write-up by the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Policy Unit of their consultation workshop ‘Climate Conversation’ called ‘Youth Engagement on Climate Change’ they held with SYP’s Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee at SYP’s 65th National Sitting – 14th April 2018.
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there should be more information around elections which is non-biased, less daunting and easily accessible - aimed at young people with more notice before elections, and for parties to be encouraged to campaign with and to young people to enhance engagement. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning | - | Response to the Scottish Government’s Consultation Paper on Electoral Reform – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there needs to be greater transparency of elected representatives, including a better maintenance of public trust through more implementation of manifesto commitments. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to the Scottish Government’s Consultation Paper on Electoral Reform – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls for more accessibility in terms of those who can stand for elections in Scotland including better representation of young people, women and minority groups. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to the Scottish Government’s Consultation Paper on Electoral Reform – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that electronic voting methods and enhanced proxy voting would improve accessibility and voter turnout. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; UK, Europe and External Relations | - | Response to the Scottish Government’s Consultation Paper on Electoral Reform – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Scotland’s decision-makers should take a human rights based approach to all policy-making, service provision, and planning. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to ‘Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament’ Inquiry by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee at The Scottish Parliament – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that the Scottish Parliament approaches participation and engagement about, through and for human rights, in line with national and international best practice, by providing empowering, inclusive, youth-led, accessible and meaningful opportunities for young people’s voices to be heard when making laws and policies; and promoting this approach to local decision-making including elected representatives within Local Authorities. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning | - | Response to ‘Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament’ Inquiry by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee at The Scottish Parliament – March 2018
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that the Scottish Parliament approaches participation and engagement about, through and for human rights, in line with national and international best practice, by using SYP Policy on rights issues and by carrying out young people’s recommendations and following these up with young people. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to ‘Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament’ Inquiry by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee at The Scottish Parliament – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that the Scottish Parliament approaches participation and engagement about, through and for human rights, in line with national and international best practice, by continuing to strengthen its relationship with SYP and build even closer, systematic working relationships between MSYPs and MSPs and counterpart committees. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to ‘Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament’ Inquiry by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee at The Scottish Parliament – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that the Scottish Parliament approaches participation and engagement about, through and for human rights, in line with national and international best practice, by enhancing parliamentary awareness-raising/outreach, and empowering, relevant, accessible and well-resourced education and training on human rights, including for MSPs and parliamentary staff. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to ‘Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament’ Inquiry by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee at The Scottish Parliament – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that the Scottish Parliament approaches parliamentary procedure and process with even more reference to expert human rights input and people’s lived experience. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to ‘Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament’ Inquiry by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee at The Scottish Parliament – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that the Scottish Parliament approaches parliamentary procedure and process with proper scrutiny and investigation of the Scottish Government’s international human rights obligations, and allocation of sufficient time for human rights impact assessments. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to ‘Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament’ Inquiry by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee at The Scottish Parliament – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that the Scottish Parliament approaches parliamentary procedure and process with more consultations, inquiries, debates, motions and meetings across the Scottish Parliament with a young people’s rights-focus, within all Parliamentary Committees rather than being viewed as the responsibility of the Equalities and Human Rights Committee. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to ‘Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament’ Inquiry by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee at The Scottish Parliament – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that the Scottish Parliament approaches accountability by playing a greater role in scrutinising cases of human rights violations, and calling on the Scottish Government to enforce judgments. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to ‘Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament’ Inquiry by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee at The Scottish Parliament – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
| | 1 Mar 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recommends that the Scottish Parliament approaches accountability by using human rights indicators to monitor human rights compliance in Scotland, or enabling our national human right institutions to do so. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to ‘Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament’ Inquiry by the Equalities and Human Rights Committee at The Scottish Parliament – March 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 15 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the rights of young people in the workplace should be a priority for the Scottish and UK Governments in the Brexit negotiations, and these rights should be respected and upheld as a key part of Brexit. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations | - | Rights Outright: SYP’s Brexit Manifesto.
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 15 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people should have a far more official, meaningful voice and representative place in the Brexit negotiations now and throughout the process. Their right to participation under Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child must be met by both the Scottish and UK decision-makers. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations | - | Rights Outright: SYP’s Brexit Manifesto.
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 15 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the UK and Scottish Governments need to ensure children and young people’s equalities and rights protection is prioritised, enhanced and not weakened throughout the Brexit process. We call for the full incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots law and the strengthening of social and economic rights during Brexit. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations | - | Rights Outright: SYP’s Brexit Manifesto.
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
| | 15 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that EU nationals already living, working and studying in the UK need concrete assurances that they and their families will have the right to remain in the UK, with streamlined routes to permanent residency and naturalisation. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations | - | Rights Outright: SYP’s Brexit Manifesto.
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
| | 15 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, to ensure young people’s right to health, the EU (Withdrawal) Bill should be amended to include a statutory duty for the UK Government to undertake an independent evaluation with wide consultation of the impact of the Act and Brexit upon the health and social care sector across the UK. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations; Health and Wellbeing | - | Rights Outright: SYP’s Brexit Manifesto.
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people should be involved in the Regional Improvement Collaboratives if and when these are established. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning | - | SYP’s response to Empowering Schools: A Consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill
[January 2018]
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners on 20th January 2020
| | 1 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament welcomes welcome the stated intent in the Education (Scotland) Bill which proposes to ensure that the principles of pupil participation are pursued in every school, and believes that this aim could be further achieved by embedding empowering human rights education into education policy. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning | - | SYP’s response to Empowering Schools: A Consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill
[January 2018]
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all local authorities and national voluntary organisations should sign up to the Scottish Declaration on Human Rights. This is a statement from civil society calling on Scottish and UK Governments, and the EU, to protect, progress, and not regress rights through Brexit. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Submission from the Scottish Youth Parliament to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Study on Youth and Human Rights –
[January 2018]
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Jan 2018 | SYP believes that children and young people deserve the same protection from assault as adults, by removing the defence of ‘justified assault’ in Scots law. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | Submission from the Scottish Youth Parliament to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Study on Youth and Human Rights – January 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
| | 1 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls for a youth-led, rights-based approach to tackling bullying in school. Bullying must be tackled through education and training on rights and all types of prejudice-based bullying, ensuring young people and those responsible for upholding their rights are aware of, and able to defend, their rights and those of others. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | - | Submission from the Scottish Youth Parliament to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Study on Youth and Human Rights – January 2018
| | 1 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament welcomes offers of technical support and advice from international organisations to help Scottish decision-makers implement SYP Policy, the human rights based approach, and influence national action plans. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Submission from the Scottish Youth Parliament to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Study on Youth and Human Rights – January 2018
| | 1 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament welcomes international cooperation in relation to Brexit and young people’s rights, to ensure that human rights are protected, progressed and not regressed during the Brexit process. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Submission from the Scottish Youth Parliament to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Study on Youth and Human Rights – January 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Lapsed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Jan 2018 | The Scottish Youth Parliament welcomes enhanced opportunities for young people to feed into international human rights monitoring processes. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Submission from the Scottish Youth Parliament to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Study on Youth and Human Rights – January 2018
Extended by Conveners Group 20th January 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 1 Nov 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recognises that that the crux of period poverty is human dignity, and believes that access to free sanitary products should be available universally as opposed to on a means-tested basis. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | Response to the public consultation by Monica Lennon MSP on the proposed Sanitary Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill [November 2017]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the discussions, marketing and awareness-raising around ending Period Poverty should aim to avoid gender stereotypes, generalisations and be inclusive to everyone, including transgender people and people with non-binary gender identities. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | Response to the public consultation by Monica Lennon MSP on the proposed Sanitary Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill [November 2017]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 1 Nov 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls for better gender-inclusive education and teacher training on period poverty, including less taboo and more awareness of Toxic Shock Syndrome. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | - | Response to the public consultation by Monica Lennon MSP on the proposed Sanitary Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill [November 2017]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament calls for the creation of a period care box for first periods. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | - | Response to the public consultation by Monica Lennon MSP on the proposed Sanitary Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill [November 2017]
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Nov 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) Scotland Bill needs to be accompanied with further consultation and education about the ‘Named Person Scheme’ itself. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights | - | Response to the Scottish Parliament’s call for evidence on the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) Scotland Bill – November 2017
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 1 Nov 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, in relation to information sharing, young people want to know who will see their information, what will be shared, what it will be used for and why, and how long it will be kept for. As regards permission, they want to know if their consent will be upheld, if it can be retracted and if their consent will be requested every time information is sought or only once. Young people also want to know that their information will be protected in line with data protection and information regulations. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | Response to the Scottish Parliament’s call for evidence on the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) Scotland Bill – November 2017
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 28 Oct 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, in order to promote positive relationships between young people and alcohol, young people between the ages of 16 and 18 should be able to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages at specific times and locations. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 51% | Members’ Motion by Robert McCall MSYP
Lapsed by the Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020.
| | 27 Oct 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the price of school meals should be maintained at an affordable level. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Social Security | 83% | Members’ Motion by Ryan Kelly MSYP
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 27 Oct 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there should be a greater awareness of 'invisible disabilities' (debilitating illnesses and conditions with no visible symptoms), and that more support should be provided in schools for those who have them. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | 97% | Members’ Motion by Robbie Burgess MSYP and Chloe Whyte MSYP.
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 27 Oct 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that local authorities should be funded on the basis of need; so as to allow high quality and sustainable public services to be provided to all young people. SYP calls on the Scottish Government to review the way that local authorities are currently funded to ensure it is as fair and equitable as possible. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Social Security | 62% | Members’ Motion by Keiran O’Neill MSYP and Aaran McDonald MSYP
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 27 Oct 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all high school pupils in Scotland should be able to access fast and reliable WiFi in school to allow them to access and complete their homework, resources and exam coursework. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 79% | Members’ Motion by Adam Paton MSYP and Caitie Dundas MSYP
| | 27 Oct 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that every young person should learn about politics in secondary schools across Scotland, including teaching about political systems and voting, to ensure that they have the best start for engaging in politics. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 89% | Louisa McCearney MSYP and Luca Delpippo MSYP
Lapsed by the Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020.
| | 27 Oct 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there should be a compulsory 20 mph speed limit in and around school grounds including main roads leading into schools. | Statement | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | - | Jamie McDiarmid MSYP and Mark Stewart MSYP
Lapsed by the Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020.
| | 1 Oct 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that more variety in entry-level jobs should be made available for young people, and that decision-makers should plan for and understand the impact and opportunities available in the technology sector. | Recommendation | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | - | The Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee report of the joint committee session with SYP’s Jobs, Economy and Fair Work Committee, where they held a consultation workshop at SYP’s 64th National Sitting on 27th October, 2017 at the Scottish Parliament on ‘Scotland’s Economic Performance’
[October 2017]
Extended by Quickfire Policy October 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that preparing young people to practice safe sexual relationships is a crucial part of education, and that all schools, regardless of religious denomination, must provide high-quality, comprehensive, and inclusive sex education that takes into account issues of sexual orientation and gender identity | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 81% | Members’ Motion by Euan Waddell MSYP
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that access to menstrual hygiene products is a basic human right, and that more effort should be made to ensure that those in disadvantaged financial situations have access to these products. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 99% | Members’ Motion by Suki Wan MSYP
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the UK Government has an obligation to improve its contribution to resettling the world’s displaced people, and calls for the UK Government’s Gateway Protection programme to be reasonably expanded to allow for a greater number of refugees to apply for asylum within the United Kingdom. | Statement | UK, Europe and External Relations; Social Security | 89% | Members’ Motion by Katie Burke MSYP
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament welcomes the efforts of the Scottish Government to ensure the meaningful participation of young people; and believes that these efforts could be further strengthened by positioning the Scottish Youth Parliament as a key advisory body to the Scottish Cabinet on all issues affecting young people. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Social Security | 89% | Members’ Motion by Aqeel Ahmed
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that legislation should be introduced to prevent the unnecessary disposal of unsold food by manufacturers, supermarkets, and other businesses, and ensure the food is instead donated to charity, or converted to animal feed, fertiliser or energy where appropriate. | Statement | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 85% | Members’ Motion by Eilidh MacKay MSYP
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the rights of young people in the workplace should be a priority in Brexit negotiations by both the Scottish and UK Governments, and that these rights should be respected and upheld as a key part of any exit from the EU. | Statement | UK, Europe and External Relations; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security | 92% | Committee Motion by the Jobs and Economy Committee
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish and UK Parliaments have an obligation under Article 12 of the UNCRC to fully and meaningfully engage with young people in discussions over Scotland’s and the rest of the UK’s future relationship with the European Union. | Statement | UK, Europe and External Relations | 97% | Committee Motion by the External Affairs Committee
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament welcomes the introduction of a Child Poverty Bill in Scotland; encourages the continued meaningful involvement of children and young people in plans to eradicate child poverty in Scotland; and believes it is essential that legislation is robust and measurable. | Statement | Social Security | 90% | Committee Motion by the Social Justice Committee
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament supports the Paris Agreement, and urges the Scottish and UK Governments to continue to work with other nations to ensure that tackling climate change remains a global priority. | Statement | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 74% | Committee Motion by the Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the UK Government’s anti-radicalisation strategy, “Prevent”, is counter-productive and discriminates against the Muslim community; and calls on the UK Government to hold a thorough review of the strategy to ensure it meets international human rights standards, in particular the principle of non-discrimination. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 61% | Committee Motion by the Equalities Committee
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament endorses Reach, a website which provides advice and support for young people having a hard time at school; and encourages education authorities to raise awareness of the website as a resource for young people. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 84% | Committee Motion by the Education and Lifelong Learning Committee
| | 26 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recognises the efforts of Police Scotland to increase its diversity, but believes that more concerted action needs to be taken to ensure the police force is truly representative of the communities it serves. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | 78% | Committee Motion by the Justice Committee
| | 23 Mar 2017 | The Scottish Government should ensure that progress reports are young person-friendly and promoted to children and young people, so that children and young people are involved in holding the Government to account. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Social Security | - | Response to Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill – stage 1
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 16 Jan 2017 and also on: 22/03/2014 | Scottish Councils should have a legal responsibility to facilitate and fund a youth-led representative body for all 12-25 year olds (inclusive) in the local authority, as a minimum standard. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 103 votes (81%/14%) | Members Motion by Michael Hutchinson.
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 16 Jan 2017 and also on: 16/01/16 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people should be closely consulted in order to effectively tackle gender-based violence in Scotland. | Recommendation | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | - | Scottish Labour consultation on Achieving Women’s Equality response.
Renewed by Conveners Group on 18 January 2020
| | 26 Oct 2016 and also on: 26 October 2013 | The Bedroom tax should be repealed. | Statement | Social Security | 88%/4% | Members’ Motion by David Linden.
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recognises the contribution of 130,000 EU nationals to the UK health & social care sectors; and believes that EU nationals already living, working, and studying in the UK should be allowed to stay in the UK. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations; Health and Wellbeing | 94% | Members’ Motion by Alex Robertson MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish and UK Governments should consider introducing the regulated sale of cannabis, alongside developing guidance on its safe use. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 66% | Members’ Motion by Kai Green MSYP and Amy Lee Friaoli MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament supports the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) Youth Committee’s “Better than Zero” campaign, which combats exploitative working conditions for young people. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security | 86% | Members’ Motion by Keiran O’Neill MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that local and national government funding for rape crisis centres and charities should be protected. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Social Security | 95% | Member’s Motion by Alana McKenna MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that in the interest of democracy and making every vote count, the UK and Scottish Governments should replace the First Past the Post System (FPTP) with the Single-Transferrable Vote (STV) as the way of electing constituency members to their respective parliaments. | Statement | Justice | 68% | Members’ Motion by Keiran O’Neill MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that, given the UK’s membership of the Council of Europe, the UK should remain party to the European Convention on Human Rights. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations; Social Security | 90% | Member’s Motion by Keiran O’Neill MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that financial support for Further and Higher Education students who receive the maximum amount of support should not be suspended outside of term time. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 90% | Members’ Motion by Erin McAuley MSYP and Keiran O’Neill MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament supports the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) programme, a peer-led initiative that tackles gender-based violence, and believes schools and organisations should consider introducing it into their education programme. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Social Security | 94% | Member’s Motion by Jack Norquoy on behalf of Lucie Duffy MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that current measures in the NHS to support the transition of young people into adult services do not go far enough in supporting appropriate development, and calls for the creation of adolescent and young people’s wards in hospitals, and youth-specific services in the community. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 93% | Members’ Motion by Dylan Currie MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes national agencies should establish a dedicated programme to help young people into the creative and journalistic sector | Statement | Culture and Media; Education and Lifelong Learning | 97% | Members’ Motion by Thomas-Alexander McEachan MSYP & Suki Wan MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all future Referenda held by the UK Government should be subject to a ‘four nation veto’, meaning that no individual Nation of United Kingdom can be forced to accept a result that they rejected at the polls. | Statement | Justice | 70% | Members’ Motion by Keiran O’Neill MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all alcoholic drinks should be subject to the same mandatory nutritional and calorific labelling as non-alcoholic drinks. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 78% | Members’ Motion by Heather Cameron MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that current incentives to increase the uptake of general practice as a specialty in medicine are insufficient, and calls on the Scottish Government to take action to tackle Scotland’s deficit of GPs. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 98% | Members’ Motion by Dylan Currie MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that more action should be taken to address the issue of under-representation of ethnic minorities in the mainstream media. | Statement | Culture and Media; Equalities and Human Rights | 85% | Members’ Motion by Suki Wan MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 16 Oct 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament recognises the importance of young people’s befriending services, and believes that more Government funding should be allocated to support Scotland’s young people through befriending services. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 97% | Members’ Motions by Mahnoor Shah MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 6 Aug 2016 and also on: 7 December 2013 and 25 September 2012 | Clear guidelines should be set out governing the circumstances in which information about a young person can be shared between agencies without their permission, to ensure that young people’s right to privacy and confidentiality is respected unless they are at substantial and immediate risk of harm. | Recommendation | Social Security | N/A | Surveymonkey and Dialogue Groups – Children and Young People Bill response.
Extended by Convenors Group on 31 August 2019.
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament supports ASH Scotland’s ‘Charter for a Tobacco-Free Generation’ which aims to achieve an adult smoking rate of 5% or less in Scotland by 2034. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing | 80% | Committee Motion by the Health and Wellbeing Subject Committee.
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020.
| | 1 Jul 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that youth parliaments led by and for young people are essential to ensuring young people’s participation, and that the UK, Scottish and other devolved governments should guarantee their continued existence and funding. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Social Security | 95% | Members’ Motion by Marc Winsland MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
Renewed by Conveners Group 30th April 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that in order to tackle domestic abuse in Scotland, schools should provide gender and LGBT-inclusive Relationship, Sexual Health and Parenthood Education (RSHPE) that covers the principles of equality, the signs of abuse, how to report abuse and where to seek help. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Justice | 80% | Members’ Motion by Kirsty McCahill MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Jul 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that in order to ensure a truly inclusive school environment that promotes equality for all gender identities, uniform policies should not reinforce gender stereotypes. | Statement | Culture and Media; Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights | 95% | Members’ Motion by Mhairi Fraser MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Jul 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that discounts on rail travel through 16-25 railcards and Young Scot cards should also fully apply at peak travel times. | Statement | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 97% | Members’ Motion by Erin McAuley MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Jul 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish and UK Governments should review the benefits of decriminalising the possession of drugs in Scotland as an effective means of tackling drug addiction and drug-related crime; and further believes that the legal status of a drug should not be a barrier to research into its potential medicinal or therapeutic properties. | Statement | Health and Wellbeing; Justice | 67% | Members’ Motion by Thomas McEachan MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group 13th April 2019
| | 1 Jul 2016 | Education Scotland and further and higher education bodies should ensure that all schools, colleges, and universities provide high quality information about mental health, and direct young people to safe online resources such as Aye Mind. Pupils and students should be consulted about the type of information they would like to receive, and be involved in the design of information when appropriate. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | N/A |
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | NHS Scotland should ensure that all GP surgeries and hospitals provide age-appropriate information about local mental health support and services, with particular emphasis on young person-specific support and services. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing | N/A | Scottish Youth Parliament Research Report, Our generation’s epidemic: An analysis of young people’s awareness and experience of mental health information, support and services
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | Every school, college, university, and youth group should implement a Mental Health Action Plan to promote mental health conversations and support. The Action Plan should include provisions such as an annual Mental Health Awareness Week, training for young people and staff in Mental Health First Aid, utilising See Me’s What’s on Your Mind resources, providing practical steps to manage stress and anxiety, and promoting local information, support and services. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | N/A | Scottish Youth Parliament Research Report, Our generation’s epidemic: An analysis of young people’s awareness and experience of mental health information, support and services
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | Education Scotland should develop a Mental Health Standard for schools to increase the focus on mental health in the Curriculum for Excellence. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | N/A | Scottish Youth Parliament Research Report, Our generation’s epidemic: An analysis of young people’s awareness and experience of mental health information, support and services
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | Education Scotland, in conjunction with the Scottish Government, should review the provision of counsellors in schools and seek to establish a minimum level of service provision. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | N/A | Scottish Youth Parliament Research Report, Our generation’s epidemic: An analysis of young people’s awareness and experience of mental health information, support and services
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | NHS Education for Scotland should work with young people to update its training and CPD opportunities for frontline medical professionals in supporting young people’s mental health. All GPs and other community-based mental health professionals should receive these opportunities. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | N/A | Scottish Youth Parliament Research Report, Our generation’s epidemic: An analysis of young people’s awareness and experience of mental health information, support and services
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | The Scottish Government’s proposed 10-year mental health strategy should include an increased focus on supporting the mental health of 16 to 26 year-olds, in recognition of this age group’s specific mental health needs separate from children and older adults. The strategy should also facilitate a review of CAMHS, as called for by SAMH. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing | N/A | Scottish Youth Parliament Research Report, Our generation’s epidemic: An analysis of young people’s awareness and experience of mental health information, support and services
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | The Scottish Government should ensure that mental health funding is ring-fenced for young person-specific mental health services, and that this funding is shared proportionately between acute, high-intensity services, and preventative and early intervention support such as drop-in centres, peer support, and services provided by the third sector. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing | N/A | Scottish Youth Parliament Research Report, Our generation’s epidemic: An analysis of young people’s awareness and experience of mental health information, support and services
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | Scotland’s initiative for involving young people in developing youth-friendly health services, Walk the Talk, should seek to develop a young person-led mental health and wellbeing forum in every local authority. | Recommendation | Health and Wellbeing | N/A | Scottish Youth Parliament Research Report, Our generation’s epidemic: An analysis of young people’s awareness and experience of mental health information, support and services
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | NHS Education for Scotland, in partnership with organisations such as the Mental Welfare Commission, should work with young people to develop a booklet and/or online resource about young people’s rights when accessing mental health support. On first accessing mental health support, all young people should be presented with this resource in an accessible form. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing; Social Security | N/A | Scottish Youth Parliament Research Report, Our generation’s epidemic: An analysis of young people’s awareness and experience of mental health information, support and services
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 1 Jul 2016 | All GP surgeries and mental health services should clearly display age-appropriate information about young people’s rights when accessing mental health support, particularly regarding confidentiality rights and their right to an independent advocate. | Recommendation | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Social Security | N/A | Scottish Youth Parliament Research Report, Our generation’s epidemic: An analysis of young people’s awareness and experience of mental health information, support and services
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that national and local government should ensure that young people who have additional support needs receive high-quality support so that they can reach their full potential. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 98% | Committee Motion by the Education and Lifelong Learning Subject Committee
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the current Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme does not constitute a sufficient reaction to the refugee crisis in Syria; that more should be done to address the refugee crisis at a Scottish, UK and European level; and that more efforts should be made to ensure that the rights of refugees and asylum seekers from all countries, not just Syria, are upheld and protected. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations; Justice | 93% | Committee Motion by the External Affairs Subject Committee
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that all young people should be informed about their rights if they are subject to police stop and searches. | Statement | Justice | 97% | Committee Motion by the Justice Subject Committee
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes all communities in Scotland – whether urban or rural – should be entitled to a high standard of accessible, affordable and reliable public transport and should, where possible, be publicly owned. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Social Security; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 90% | Committee Motion by the Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the current process of applying for asylum in the UK does not sufficiently uphold the rights of asylum applicants; more effort should be made to ensure that the asylum seeking process upholds and protects human rights in line with international obligations. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations; Justice | 92% | Committee Motion by the Justice Subject Committee
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that jobs should not be seen as gender-specific; there should be an end to gender-based marketing in the job sector. | Statement | Culture and Media; Equalities and Human Rights; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | - | Committee Motion by the Equalities Subject Committee
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish Government should take action to ensure that all young people have a safe and truly affordable home, and should work with charities and non-profit organisations to establish a dedicated service, designed by homeless young people, which works on eradicating youth homelessness. | Statement | Social Security | 99% | Members’ Motion by Ruraidh Stewart MSYP and Tony Anderson MSYP
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament opposes any form of discrimination against people as a result of their disability, and supports initiatives that tackle disability hate crime. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Justice | 94% | Members’ Motion by Calum Macleod MSYP
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that more effort and resources should be put into preventing male suicide. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | 95% | Members’ Motion by Kai Green MSYP
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that Higher and Further education institutions should formally recognise the awards and accreditations that young people can achieve through voluntary organisations. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Sport and Leisure | 93% | Members’ Motion by Sorcha Kennedy MSYP and Molly Kirby MSYP
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people with disabilities and/or additional support needs should be consulted in the design and planning of public transport services to ensure that these services cater to their needs. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 99% | Members’ Motion by Aqeel Ahmed MSYP
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 13 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that young people’s access to local rail services is very important and encourages the Scottish Government to hold a review into further expansion of Scotland’s rail network. | Statement | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 73% | Members’ Motion by Euan Greenwood MSYP
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 12 Mar 2016 | All pupils should have access to up-to-date and effective PSHE (Personal, Social, and Health Education) from a primary age, which addresses lifestyle, health, relationships, equality, social justice, and citizenship. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing; Social Security | 79% | Lead the Way commitment
| | 12 Mar 2016 | There should be vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free options in the cafeterias of educational institutions. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 79% | Lead the Way commitment
- Policy renewed – February 2021
| | 12 Mar 2016 | Students should be supported to ensure that financial considerations should not limit their ability to pursue or participate in further or higher education. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning; Social Security | 81% | Lead the Way commitment
| | 12 Mar 2016 | Further and higher education institutions should be protected from budget cuts. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work | 76% | Lead the Way commitment
- Policy lapsed – February 2021
| | 12 Mar 2016 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that educating primary school pupils on all major religions is essential to tackling religious discrimination and promoting a tolerant society. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations | 62% | Members’ Motion by Calum Macleod MSYP
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 12 Mar 2016 | The voting age should be lowered to 16 for all elections and referendums in Scotland, the UK, and Europe. | Manifesto | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations | 70% | Lead the Way commitment
Renewed February 2021
| | 12 Mar 2016 | The government and political parties should actively encourage young people, women, and minority groups to participate in politics and stand as candidates. | Manifesto | Equalities and Human Rights | 71% | Lead the Way commitment
| | 12 Mar 2016 | There should be support and funding for the arts, museums, heritage sites, cultural events, and the promotion and protection of the Gaelic language and all Scottish dialects. | Manifesto | Culture and Media; Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 65% | Lead the Way commitment
- Policy renewed – February 2021
| | 12 Mar 2016 | The national minimum wage should be raised to the Living Wage for everyone, regardless of age. | Manifesto | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security | 79% | Lead the Way commitment
- Policy renewed – February 2021
| | 12 Mar 2016 | Nuclear disarmament should be encouraged across the world. As part of this, the Trident missile programme should be scrapped in the UK. | Manifesto | UK, Europe and External Relations | 50% | Lead the Way commitment
- Policy lapsed – February 2021
| | 12 Mar 2016 | There should be more after-care support and protection for survivors of sexual violence and abuse, female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage, human trafficking, and domestic abuse. | Manifesto | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations; Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Justice | 85% | Lead the Way commitment
- Policy renewed – February 2021
| | 12 Mar 2016 | There should be compulsory education and training to help young offenders reintegrate into society. | Manifesto | Education and Lifelong Learning; Justice | 71% | Lead the Way commitment
| | 12 Mar 2016 | Human rights and civil liberties should be strongly protected by law. | Manifesto | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice; Social Security | 82% | Lead the Way commitment
| | 12 Mar 2016 | The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) should be fully incorporated into Scots Law, and the rights of children and young people should be protected and promoted. | Manifesto | Culture and Media; Education and Lifelong Learning; Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations; Health and Wellbeing; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Justice; Social Security; Sport and Leisure; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 76% | Lead the Way commitment
| | 25 Oct 2015 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the use of neonicotinoids should be banned, given their harmful impact on bees. | Statement | Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 60% | Members’ Motion by Lewis Douglas MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 25 Oct 2015 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that music tuition should be free to all secondary school pupils in Scotland. Local Government should strive to implement this by 2021. | Statement | Culture and Media; Education and Lifelong Learning | 74% | Members’ Motion by Euan Waddell MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 24 Oct 2015 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that there should be one mandatory living wage for everyone, no matter what age they are. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security | 68% | Members’ Motion by Andrew Kirk MSYP and Skye Brettell MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 24 Oct 2015 | The Scottish Youth Parliament opposes the cuts to public spending implemented by the current UK Government. | Statement | Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Social Security | 77% | Members’ Motion by Terri Smith MSYP.
Renewed by conveners group 13th April 2019.
| | 24 Oct 2015 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes schools should impartially assist pupils in registering to vote. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning | 85% | Members’ Motion by Kain McLeod MSYP
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 24 Oct 2015 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes young people should be involved in the design of PSHE course content, which must be kept up-to-date and relevant to our rapidly changing world. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | 93% | Members’ Motion by Ruraidh Stewart MSYP, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 20 Mar 2015 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the minimum age to stand in all elections should be lowered to 16. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 55% | Members’ Motion by Nicola Bruley MSYP.
Renewed by Conveners Group 21 April 2018 & 20 January 2019.
| | 20 Mar 2015 | The Scottish Youth Parliament supports the United Nation’s “HeForShe” campaign. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights | 93% | Members’ Motion by Rhianne Carroll MSYP.
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019.
| | 20 Mar 2015 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that a Scottish anti-human trafficking implementation strategy, that offers more support for survivors, should developed in the absence of, or alongside, any legislation. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; UK, Europe and External Relations; Jobs, Economy and Fair Work; Justice | 88% | Members’ Motion by Terri Smith MSYP.
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019.
| | 20 Mar 2015 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the recognition of Sexual and Reproductive Rights, as human rights, is integral to the protection of an individual’s inalienable and indivisible rights under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Population Fund. | Statement | Equalities and Human Rights; Justice | 60% | Committee Motion by the Justice Subject Committee.
Extended by Conveners Group 20 January 2019
| | 4 Oct 2014 | The Scottish Youth Parliament believes that the Scottish Government should introduce comprehensive first aid training as a compulsory part of the education curriculum. | Statement | Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing | 84% | Members Motion from Ehsan Salim MSYP.
Renewed by Conveners Group on 31 August 2019
Extended by Conveners Group on 22nd November 2020
| | 31 Oct 2010 | The ‘Mosquito’, a device that makes an unpleasant high-pitched noise that only those under 25 can hear, should be banned. | Manifesto | Equalities and Human Rights; Health and Wellbeing | 66.76% | Change the Picture commitment, extended by the Conveners Group on 23 April 2016, 23 April 2017, 21 April 2018 & 20 January 2019.
- Policy renewed February 2021
| | 31 Oct 2010 | All young people should be involved in the services which affect them and should have the opportunity to get involved in local decision making opportunities. | Manifesto | Culture and Media; Education and Lifelong Learning; Health and Wellbeing; Social Security; Sport and Leisure; Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs | 80.29% | Change the Picture commitment, extended by Conveners Group on 23 April 2016, 23 April 2017, 21 April 2018 and 13 April 2019.
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