Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment

9. How will you communicate to children and young people the impact of the policy/measure on their rights?

9.1. The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government as well as Scottish Government officials will continue to meet with representatives from youth stakeholder groups, and will communicate the impact of the Bill.

9.2. NRS will be providing specific guidance for 16- and 17-year old applicants who would like to apply for or know more about legal gender recognition (as mentioned in section 2), and the Scottish Government will revisit and update guidance on trans issues for schools in line with the policy change.

9.3. The Scottish Government considers that the rights of children and young people who are not trans will not be affected by this policy, nor will the rights of children and young people under the age of 16. This policy will impact on children and young people aged 16 or 17 who wish to apply for legal gender recognition. The Scottish Government considers those children and young people to be capable of fully understanding the impact of this policy and making their own decisions on it from the available information – therefore a separate child-friendly CRWIA is not considered necessary.