Since the Commissioner’s office was established, we’ve been working to make UNCRC Incorporation a reality in Scotland.
Collected here is some of the more recent work we’ve done around it— including our work around the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill as it went before the Scottish Parliament, and our work in the years leading up to that Bill’s submission.
Work on the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland Bill)
MSP Briefing: UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Stage 3
MSP Briefing: UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Stage 2
February 2021. Our briefing ahead of Stage 2 debate on UNCRC incorporation highlights the amendments to the Bill which we support and oppose.
MSP Briefing: UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Stage 1
January 2021. We’ve sent MSPs a briefing asking them to support this Bill at Stage 1, suggesting ways it can be improved at Stage 2 and asking them to make sure Incorporation happens as soon as possible.
Evidence to Equality and Human Rights Committee: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
October 2020. The Commissioner’s evidence at Stage 1 on the bill to incorporate the UNCRC into Scots law.
Work leading up to the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Consultation response: Incorporation of the UNCRC
Our consultation response to the Scottish Government lays out in detail why the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child must be fully and directly incorporated into Scots law.
Position Paper: Incorporation of the UNCRC
Ahead of our response to the Scottish Government consultation on incorporating the UNCRC, we’ve produced this paper outlining our preliminary position.
Briefing: Incorporation in Context
A joint briefing from the Commissioner’s office and Together (Scotland) about the context behind incorporation of the UNCRC in Scotland.
Draft Children’s Rights (Scotland) Bill
Our Advisory Group on UNCRC incorporation created a draft Children’s Rights (Scotland) Bill, which has been specifically drafted to incorporate the UNCRC into Scots law.