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Publication - Impact assessment

Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment

Published
3 November 2023
Directorate
Social Security Directorate, +1 more … Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Communities and third sector, Equality and rights, +2 more … Programme for Government, Public sector
ISBN
9781835215654

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

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Footnotes

1 Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (legislation.gov.uk)

2 Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Act 2020 (legislation.gov.uk)

3 Social Security Administration and Tribunals (Scotland) Bill 2020: CRWIA - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4 s1, Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (legislation.gov.uk)

5 Article 9, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

6 Article 22, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

7 Article 12, European Treaty Series no. 163 – European Social Charter (Revised)

8 s1(b), Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018

9 National Performance Framework | National Performance Framework

10 Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership - A fresh start - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11 s79, Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018

12 Who should apply - mygov.scot

13 Social Security Scotland - Our Charter

14 s1(h), Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018

15 Scottish Public Finance Manual - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

16 s1(h), Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018

17 The Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021

18 The Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2020

19 Scotland's social security system: enhanced administration and compensation recovery - consultation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

20 Social security consultation: easy read - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

21 Published responses for Scotland's social security system: Enhanced Administration and Compensation Recovery - consultation - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space

22 Home - EKOS (ekos-consultants.co.uk)

23 Social security system - enhanced administration and compensation recovery: consultation analysis - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

24 Social Security Experience Panels - re-determinations and appeals, fraud and special measures for COVID-19: main report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

25 Children's Parliament (2017) What Kind of Scotland

26 Scottish Government (2018) Every child, every chance: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2018-2022 , Annex 4 - Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment

27 Background - Scotland’s Carers Update Release: December 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

28 Young Carer Grant: high level statistics to 30 April 2023 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

29 Young-carers-wellbeing.pdf (childrenssociety.org.uk)

30 Social Security Experience Panels: Young Carer Grant - initial findings - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

31 Social-security-gender-and-Covid-19.pdf (wbg.org.uk)

32 Pregnancy and Parenthood in Young People Strategy - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

33 Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard research programme: carers and care experienced people - visual summary - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

34 Includem_Poverty-and-Stigma-inquiry-11.03.22.pdf

35 Social Security Scotland - Adult Disability Payment: high level statistics to 31 July 2023

36 Social Security Scotland - Personal Independence Payment statistics to July 2023

37 Social Security Scotland - Child Disability Payment: high level statistics to 30 June 2023

38 Scottish Child Payment: high level statistics to 30 June 2023

39 Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (legislation.gov.uk)

40 Re-determination and appeal processes - Social Security Experience Panels - re-determinations and appeals, fraud and special measures for COVID-19: main report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Contact

Email: socialsecurityci@gov.scot

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