The plans have been developed by the Scottish Anti-Bullying Steering Group (SABS) and include pledges for all children’s professionals to share information and work together to combat bullying.
The plans also cover addressing prejudices based on cultural differences and helping bullies and bullying victims alike.
Schools minister Keith Brown, who officially launched the consultation this week to coincide with Anti-Bullying Week, said: "This consultation will ensure we have a cohesive and united approach, which encompasses government, schools, local authorities, charities and other organisations, to tackling the bullying of young people in Scotland."
Alison Davies, chair of SABS, hopes that the consultation will help the group identify gaps in anti-bullying provision both locally and nationally. She said: "There is a great deal of good work going on across Scotland to tackle bullying, however we also need to know where there are gaps and to capture views, experiences and new thinking from across a range of sectors."
The consultation closes on February 2010.
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