MSPs voted unanimously for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill to become law on Tuesday (16 March), meaning public authorities will have to comply with children’s rights when the Bill is enshrined in law in September.
Scotland is now the first country in the UK and first devolved nation in the world to incorporate the UNCRC into domestic law.
The UNCRC sets out the specific rights that all children have to help fulfil their potential, including rights relating to health and education, leisure and play, fair and equal treatment, protection from exploitation and the right to be heard.
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