Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment screening

2. What aspects of the policy/measure will affect children and young people up to the age of 18?

The Articles of the UNCRC and the child wellbeing indicators under the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 apply to all children and young people up to the age of 18, including non-citizen and undocumented children and young people.

The policy aims to make improvements to the safety of patients and amplify their voice in relation to patient safety regardless of their age. Services aimed specifically at children will be covered by the legislation as well as any other health services. The patient voice includes patients of all ages, including children.

In the spirit of UNCRC the policy applies to every child without discrimination. It also supports articles 3 (best interests of the child), 4 (implementation of the Convention), 6 (life, survival and development), 12 (respect for the views of the child) and 24 (health and health services).