Rural and Islands Housing Action Plan: Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA)

Post Assessment Review and sign-off

11. Communicating impact to children and young people (Guidance Section 2.2)

The impact that the Action Plan will have on the rights of children will not be directly communicated to them. The rights of young people will be communicated to representative youth organisations through wider engagement on the delivery of the Action Plan.

A child-friendly or accessible CRWIA will not be published as the Action Plan will likely have indirect impacts on the rights and wellbeing of children and young people.

12. Planning for the review of impact on child rights (Stage 3) (Guidance Section 2.2)

Information on who is benefitting from the Affordable Housing Supply Programme is currently monitored through a range of data available, including Scottish Household Survey data on the characteristics of social rented households over time.

In addition, Local Authorities are required to ensure that their Local Housing Strategies demonstrate how their statutory requirements under the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 are being aligned with housing priorities and outcomes.

Stage 3 will be completed at an appropriate time after the publication of the Action Plan, to be agreed as part of the implementation and delivery phase of the Plan.

13. Compatibility sign off statement (Guidance Section 2.2)

This relevant proposal has been assessed against the UNCRC requirements and has been found to be compatible.

Policy Lead Signature & Date of Sign Off: Craig Stevenson 07/09/23

Deputy Director Signature & Date of Sign Off: Joe Brown, 07/09/23