Policy briefings

Here are details of all briefing documents produced by our Policy team on behalf of the Commissioner's office, (listed by publication date).

Briefing note for MSPs ahead of the Parliament’s debate on Promoting and Protecting Human Rights – Scotland, Europe and the Wider World
February 2013. The Commissioner's view is that the rights of children must be at heart of Scotland’s vision for human rights.
Briefing note for MSPs ahead of the Parliament’s debate on Scotland – the Best Place to Grow Up
March 2013. The Commissioner welcomes this timely debate on Scotland’s vision for children and young people. Making Scotland the best place for children in which to live and grow up is an ambition which will be shared across the whole of the Scottish Parliament’s chamber, and indeed across Scotland
Policy Briefing: Proposed Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill – Children’s Rights
August 2012: The purpose of this briefing is to share the Commissioner's preliminary analysis of those proposals made in A Scotland for Children: A Consultation on the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill which relate to duties on Scottish Minsters and others on children’s rights.

Policy Briefing: Scottish Parliament Debate on Human Trafficking
February 2012. In 2011 the Commissioner's office published a report, Scotland – a safe place for child traffickers, which was based on research carried out by the Centre for Rural Childhood at the University of Highlands and Islands. This briefing focuses specifically on issues that the report, and the Commissioner's office subsequent work, has identified as being of relevance to the Scottish Government's role. It offers concrete actions that the Scottish Government and others should take to address the current issues.

Policy Briefing: Proposed Rights of Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill
November 2011. The purpose of this briefing from the Commissioner is to inform and assist those who are considering the current consultation proposals and any future legislation. It outlines the main features of the Scottish Government's proposals and highlights several areas where the proposals can and should be improved.

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