Assessment of wellbeing - draft statutory guidance: consultation

Footnotes

1. Throughout this document, “children and families” refers to children and young people under the age of 18, their parents and carers.
A glossary of further terms used in this document can be found at Annex A.

2. https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-guidance-child-protection-scotland-2021/

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9. Subject to the outcome of legal proceedings before the Supreme Court, reporting duties under section 15 the UNCRC Bill will replace this duty. Section 6(1) of the UNCRC Bill will require public authorities not to act incompatibly with the UNCRC requirements. Section 15 of the UNCRC Bill will place a duty on listed authorities to report on what they have done in the previous 3 years and what they plan to do in the next reporting period to: (i) comply with the section 6(1) duty; and (ii) secure better or further effect of the rights of children.