Best place to grow up in

Aileen Campbell MSP“This Government’s vision for children and young people is clear: We want Scotland to be the best place in the world for them to grow up. A place where rights are respected and where children can access all the opportunities and support they need, when they need it.”

Minister for Children and Young People, Aileen Campbell

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ParliamentPlans for new Children and Young People Bill announced

The Scottish Government has announced plans for new legislation to help make Scotland the best place for children to grow up. The new Children and Young People Bill will be introduced to Parliament next year, paving the way for fundamental reforms to the ways in which children and their families are supported through, for example, embedding key elements of the Getting it Right for Every Child approach in law.

A single comprehensive framework

Man with children

The new Bill will bring together earlier plans for separate legislation on children’s services and children’s rights into a single, comprehensive framework that will underpin Scottish Government ambitions to enhance the life chances of Scotland’s children and young people. There will be a formal public consultation on the new Bill in summer 2012.

Both the consultation on the new Bill, and last year’s consultation on the proposed Rights of Children and Young People Bill will be used to determine the detail of the new legislative proposals.

Page updated: Friday, May 11, 2012