February 2022. We provided a briefing on this bill to two of the Committees considering it: the Education Children and Young People Committee and the Covid-19 Recovery Committee. This bill
Inquiry into use of ‘made affirmative procedure’ during the coronavirus pandemic
December 2021 We responded to the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee’s call for views on this issue. The made affirmative procedure allows emergency regulations to become law immediately, with
Submission to Covid-19 Committee- The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2020: The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment of Expiry Dates) Regulations 2020
October 2020. Our submission to the Scottish Parliament’s COVID-19 Committee around amendments to the expiry dates of Coronavirus legislation.
Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland
July 2020. This independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment is a thorough analysis of how emergency laws and policies around the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the human rights of children and young people in Scotland.
Undertaken by the Observatory of Children’s Human Rights Scotland, it is the biggest Children’s Rights Impact Assessment in the world that’s been done on laws and policies passed in response to COVID-19.
Children’s version: Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to COVID-19 in Scotland
July 2020. This is a report about a children’s rights impact assessment – or CRIA – the Commissioner asked a group of children’s rights experts called the Observatory of Children’s Human Rights Scotland to do.
Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 2
July 2020. Mental health. Appendix 2 of this Independent CRIA is a children’s rights impact assessment on the effect of coronavirus laws and policies on the mental health of children and young people.
Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 5
July 2020. Rest and leisure. Appendix 5 of this Independent CRIA is a children’s rights impact assessment on the effect of coronavirus laws and policies on children and young people’s ability to rest and access to leisure, recreation and cultural activities.
Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 6
July 2020. Child Protection, Children’s Hearings and Care. Appendix 6 of this Independent CRIA is a children’s rights impact assessment on the effect of coronavirus laws and policies on the child protection system.
Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 7
July 2020. Domestic Abuse. Appendix 7 of this Independent CRIA is a children’s rights impact assessment on the effect of coronavirus laws and policies on the incidence of domestic abuse, reporting of domestic abuse and the ability of the justice system to handle domestic abuse cases.
Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland: Appendix 8
July 2020. Children with Additional Support Needs (ASNs) and Disabilities. Appendix 8 of this Independent CRIA is a children’s rights impact assessment on the particular effect of coronavirus laws and policies on children and young people with ASNs or with a disability.