Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum

Overview

About the Bill 

Daniel Johnson MSP has introduced this Member’s Bill.

This Bill creates statutory guidance and duties in relation to the use of restraint and seclusion in schools.

Restraint is preventing someone’s movement.

Seclusion is isolating someone and preventing them from leaving the place where they are isolated.

The guidance and duties in the Bill will apply to public and independently funded schools.

The guidance and duties would not apply to nursery schools.

Current Status of the Bill

This Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by Daniel Johnson MSP on 17 March 2025.

Read and find out more about the Bill: Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill.

Stage 1 

The Education, Children and Young People Committee has been designated as the lead Committee for the Bill. A separate call for views on the Bill’s policy provisions has been issued by the lead Committee and published on this consultation platform.

Read and answer the questions on the separate call for views

Financial Memorandum

As with all Bills, the Finance and Public Administration Committee invites written evidence on the estimated financial implications of the Bill as set out in its accompanying Financial Memorandum (FM). 

Read the FM published alongside this Bill.

Making a Submission

Before making a submission, please read our Privacy Notice about submitting your views to a Committee. This tells you about how we process personal data. 
 
Please note that in most cases your submission will be published on the Scottish Parliament's website and may be quoted in the Committee's report or in Committee meetings (which are public and broadcast). 

How to submit your views

Please submit your views using the online submission form, linked to below.

We welcome written views in English, Gaelic, Scots or any other language. 

The call for views closes on Friday 11 July.