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The Equalities and Human Rights Committee (EHRiC) wants to hear your views on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.
The Bill will make the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) part of Scottish law – this is often called “incorporation”. This would mean the government would have to respect the UNCRC as law, and that courts could help to decide if the government has respected or broken UNCRC law.
The UNCRC is an important agreement by countries who have promised to protect children’s rights. The UNCRC explains who children are, all their rights, and the responsibilities of governments. It covers all parts of a child’s life, like the right to:
This means:
UNICEF has more information about the 54 articles that form the UNCRC (views expressed on external sites do not necessarily reflect the views of the Scottish Parliament, or its members).
As well as incorporating the UNCRC, the Bill does other things to make sure that it makes a difference in children’s lives. The Bill:
The Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 1 September 2020. MSPs now read the Bill and talk to lots of people about it to decide whether the Scottish Parliament agrees it should be law. We want to hear what you think about these questions to help MSPs to make this decision.
Read more about the Bill on our website
Please follow the Committee on Twitter (@SP_EHRiC) or email the Committee at equalities.humanrights@parliament.scot for more information.
We plan to hear views in November or December 2020 and then write a report to the Parliament.
Please submit your views via the submission form, accessed below.
The call for written views will close at 5.00 pm on Friday 16 October 2020.
The Scottish Parliament and its Committees value diversity and seek to work towards committee witnesses being broadly representative of Scotland’s society. As such we encourage members of underrepresented groups to submit written evidence. If you need advice, please contact the Clerks on the email address: equalities.humanrights@parliament.scot
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