Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment external guidance and templates

Annex 1 – Additional Resources

• Scottish Government’s Introduction to Children’s Rights e-learning (if you wish to host on your own learning platform, please contact CRWIA@gov.scot and we will send you the SCORM file).
• the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
• UNICEF summary of the UNCRC
• the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024
• Scottish Government’s Taking a children's human rights approach: guidance
• The extent to which the net benefits of the relevant proposal continue or are likely to continue.

Examples of external CRWIA templates:

• Scottish Government Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment guidance
• UNICEF - Child rights impact assessment - Child Friendly Cities & Communities
• European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC) - "Child Rights Impact Assessment"
• The Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland - ‘Listen, engage have fun’: Guide on involving children in child rights impact assessment (CRIA) and child rights impact evaluation (CRIE)
• Together Scotland - Support the use of Child Rights Impact Assessments (CRIA's)