Part 3 SChildren’s rights scheme, child rights and wellbeing impact assessments and reporting duties

Reporting duty of the Scottish Parliament S

21 Reporting duty of the Scottish Parliament S

(1) The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body must publish a report about the matters set out in subsection (2).

(2) Those matters are—

(a) the actions taken by the Parliament and its committees to secure better or further effect of the rights of children during the period covered by the report,

(b) the actions they intend to take to secure better or further effect of the rights of children during the next period.

(3) The first report under this section is to be published no later than 12 months after the day on which this section comes into force.

(4) The second and subsequent reports under this section are to be published no later than 12 months after the publication of the previous report.

(5) Reports under this section are to be—

(a) published in such manner as the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body considers appropriate, and

(b) accompanied by a version of the report that children can understand.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 21 in force at 16.7.2024, see s. 47(2)(a)