Publication - Impact assessment

The Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment

Published: 6 December 2023
From: Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Equality and rights, Public sector
ISBN: 9781835216972

This child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) considers the potential impacts of the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 on children's rights and wellbeing.

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1 Social Security Scotland - Our Charter

2 Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (legislation.gov.uk)

3 Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007: Code of Practice - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4 National Performance Framework | National Performance Framework

5 While the drafting of the CRWIA started later than March 2022, the scoping process- including the public consultation- took place around March 2022.

6 Child Disability Payment: high level statistics to 31 March 2023 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

7 Mid-2021 Population Estimates Scotland | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)

8 Social Security Scotland client diversity and equalities analysis to May 2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

9 Child Disability Payment: high level statistics to 31 March 2023 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

10 Supporting documents - Adult Support and Protection Scotland: April 2019 to March 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11 The Scottish Health Survey 2021 - volume 1: main report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

12 Overview of the Consultation - Safeguarding data sharing: consultation report and summary of responses - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)