January 2026. We provided MSPs with a briefing ahead of the Stage 1 debate on this bill. Key points: Chapter 1 – Support etc for care experienced people Chapter 2

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill – Stage 2 briefing
March 2026. We provided the Scottish Parliament’s Education, Children and Young People Committee with a briefing ahead of their consideration of amendments to this bill at Stage 2. The Commissioner

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill – Stage 3 briefing
March 2026. We provided MSPs with a briefing ahead of their final consideration of this bill. This Bill represents the culmination of many years of campaigning by children, their families

Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty )(Scotland) Bill – Stage 3 briefing.
March 2026 We recognise the need for Part 2 of this Bill to be passed into law. We have detailed below which amendments would expressly address concerns raised by MSPs

Community-based and secure accommodation – MSP briefing on Legislative Consent Motion
We are writing to express our concerns about the amendments to clause 11 of the above bill which will allow a child normally resident in Scotland to be placed at

Children (Care, Care Experience and Service Planning (Scotland) Bill – Stage 3 MSP briefing
March 2026. We sent MSPs a briefing ahead of their Stage 3 consideration of the above Bill. We have previously provided the Education, Children and Young People Committee with Stage

Wellbeing and Sustainability (Scotland) Bill
January 2026. We provided MSPs with a briefing ahead of their Stage 1 debate on this Bill. This briefing sets out our views on the proposed Wellbeing and Sustainable Development

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Briefing
January 2025. We provided MSPs with a briefing ahead of their Stage 1 debate on this Bill. The Commissioner welcomes and support’s Daniel Johnson MSP’s Members Bill on the use

Ecocide (Scotland) Bill – Stage 1 briefing
February 2026. We provided a briefing for MSPs ahead of their Stage 1 consideration of this Bill. We support the Ecocide Prevention (Scotland) Bill and feel that it could offer

Children (Care, Care Experience and Service Planning) (Scotland) Bill – Stage 2 briefing
February 2026. We provided the Education, Children and Young People Committee with a briefing ahead of their Stage 2 consideration on the above bill. We have previous provided Committee with