We have responded to Daniel Johnson MSP’s bill consultation. Our response draws on our previous work, including our investigation into restraint and seclusion in schools No Safe Place, and emphasises
Response to Physical Intervention in Schools Draft Guidance
October 2022 We responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on their draft guidance on physical intervention in schools. Introduction and approach to responding to the consultation We welcome the Scottish
Statutory School Uniform Consultation
October 2022. We responded to a Scottish Government consultation on the introduction of national, statutory guidance on school uniforms. We welcome the proposal for statutory guidance on school uniform in
Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
May 2022. The Commissioner’s response to consultation on the Scottish Government’s proposals for this Bill and the Official Report from the Commissioner’s oral evidence to the Scottish Parliament. Official Report of

Improving victims’ experiences of the justice system: consultation
August 2022 We submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on improving victims’ experiences of the justice system. Introduction and summary We welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to implementing

Children’s Care and Justice Bill Consultation
June 2022 Our response to the Scottish Government’s Children’s Care and Justice Bill Consultation.

GIRFEC – Scottish Government Consultations
February 2022. We submitted a combined response to the Scottish Government’s consultations on:• Draft GIRFEC Information Sharing Guidance and draft Code of Practice• Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014

Register of Child Contact Centre services
July 2021. The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 introduced a requirement for Child Contact Centres, where children can have supervised or supported contact with parents and other family members, to be

Register of Child Welfare Reporters, Curators ad litem, etc
July 2021. The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 made some changes to the ways children participate in the family justice system – we responded to this consultation on the creation of

Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-2026
September 2021. We responded to the Scottish Government’s rapid consultation on an updated Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan. Children have the right, under the UN Convention on the Rights of