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

5. How will the policy/measure give better or further effect to the implementation of the UNCRC in Scotland?

5.1. The proposed Bill will give children and young people aged 16 and 17 the ability to apply for legal gender recognition if they wish. This will give further effect to:

• Their Article 3 right to have their best interests prioritised;
• Their Article 5 right to have their increasing capacity to make their own choices recognised;
• Their Article 12 right to have their views, feelings and wished considered and taken seriously.