Rights of Children and Young People Bill

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the Scottish Government’s announcement of the proposed new Rights of Children and Young People Bill; welcomes the fact that the bill aims to include legislation to offer the best package of nursery care in the UK, increasing free early learning and childcare provision from 475 hours to a minimum of 600 hours per year; further welcomes the bill’s intention to boost the rights of children by strengthening the support offered to them and ensuring that their voices and needs are considered whenever a decision affecting them is taken; notes that, following initial consultation, the Scottish Government will work with partners in local government, NHS boards and children’s organisations to develop the bill; believes that, once implemented, the bill will ensure that all of Scotland’s young people can access the opportunities and support that they need, and considers that the bill will further help to embed what it considers the Scottish Government’s successful Getting it Right for Every Child approach.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 33

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No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-02983 by reference.