Engagement relating to UNCRC and analysis of Baby Box: FOI release

Information requested

1. All correspondence, including internal correspondence, about the UNCRC, between the UK and Scottish Government between April 2023 and the date of his FOI.

2. All analysis undertaken by the Scottish government on the success of the Baby Box done so far in 2023, including internal briefings about this?

Response

1. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide the information you have requested because of the following exemptions: exemption under section Section 28 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) - Disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially relations between administrations in the UK; exemption under Section 25 of the FOISA Act 2002 - Information otherwise accessible; and exemption under Section 36 (1) of the FOISA Act 2002 - Professional Legal Privilege. Further details about these exceptions are provided in Annex A.

2. The Scottish Government has not undertaken any evaluation on the success of the Baby Box in 2023.

The Scottish Government published an independent evaluation of Scotland’s Baby Box which highlighted the positive impact of the scheme on families on 13 August 2021, which can be found at: Baby Box: evaluation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

We will continue to evaluate how Scotland’s Baby Box is helping families and continue to monitor how it can be improved in the future, date for which evaluation has not been set yet.

Annex A - REASONS FOR NOT PROVIDING INFORMATION

An exemption applies to the following correspondence.

Exemption under Section 28 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) - disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially relations between administrations in the UK.
Email exchanges between Children’s Rights Unit of the Scottish Government and the Scotland Office of the United Kingdom Government.

Email exchanges between Parliamentary Counsel Office and UK Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Exemption under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) - information otherwise accessible.
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice to Secretary of State for Scotland of 29 June 2023 This letter is available on the webpage of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
united-nations-convention-on-the-rights-of-the-child-incorporation-scotland-bill-8-september-2023.pdf
(parliament.scot)

Response to Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice from Secretary of State for Scotland is available on the webpage of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
united-nations-convention-on-the-rights-of-the-child-incorporation-scotland-bill-8-september-2023.pdf
(parliament.scot)

Exemption under Section 36 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) (1) Professional Legal Privilege
Email exchanges between Scottish Government Legal Directorate and Office of the Advocate General.

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