SB 14-13 Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2

Stage 3 proceedings on the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) will take place on 19 February.

This briefing summarises the legislative and non-legislative recommendations made by the Education and Culture Committee in its stage 1 report and the Scottish Government’s response to it. It also summarises amendments passed at stage 2 and considers important areas of debate where no amendments were passed.

SPICe briefing SB 13/38 (Kidner, 2013a) provides an overview of the Bill as introduced.