Scotland Session S5 Status: Introduced

SP Bill 80 — United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Chi

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Scottish Parliament
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Not enough signal yet

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In plain language

The bill addresses the rights of children in alignment with a UN convention.

The bill aims to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into domestic law. It outlines the rights children should have and seeks to ensure their protection and welfare.

What this means for you
  • Families: This means families may find enhanced protection and support for children's rights and welfare.

Bill Text

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Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1140015
Total 1140015
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (129)
Member Party Vote
Adam, George — Yea
Adamson, Clare — Yea
Allan, Dr Alasdair — Yea
Arthur, Tom — Yea
Baillie, Jackie — Yea
Baker, Claire — Yea
Balfour, Jeremy — Yea
Ballantyne, Michelle — Yea
Beamish, Claudia — Yea
Beattie, Colin — Yea
Bibby, Neil — Yea
Bowman, Bill — Yea
Boyack, Sarah — Not Voting
Briggs, Miles — Not Voting
Brown, Keith — Yea
Burnett, Alexander — Not Voting
Cameron, Donald — Yea
Campbell, Aileen — Yea
Carlaw, Jackson — Yea
Carson, Finlay — Yea
Chapman, Peter — Not Voting
Coffey, Willie — Yea
Cole-Hamilton, Alex — Yea
Constance, Angela — Yea
Corry, Maurice — Yea
Crawford, Bruce — Yea
Cunningham, Roseanna — Yea
Davidson, Ruth — Yea
Dey, Graeme — Not Voting
Doris, Bob — Yea
Dornan, James — Yea
Ewing, Annabelle — Yea
Ewing, Fergus — Yea
Fabiani, Linda — Yea
Fee, Mary — Yea
Findlay, Neil — Yea
Finnie, John — Yea
FitzPatrick, Joe — Yea
Forbes, Kate — Yea
Fraser, Murdo — Yea
Freeman, Jeane — Yea
Gibson, Kenneth — Yea
Gilruth, Jenny — Yea
Golden, Maurice — Yea
Gougeon, Mairi — Yea
Grahame, Christine — Yea
Grant, Rhoda — Yea
Gray, Iain — Yea
Greene, Jamie — Yea
Greer, Ross — Yea
Griffin, Mark — Yea
Halcro Johnston, Jamie — Yea
Hamilton, Rachael — Yea
Harper, Emma — Yea
Harris, Alison — Yea
Harvie, Patrick — Yea
Haughey, Clare — Yea
Hepburn, Jamie — Yea
Hyslop, Fiona — Yea
Johnson, Daniel — Yea
Johnstone, Alison — Yea
Kelly, James — Yea
Kerr, Liam — Yea
Kidd, Bill — Yea
Lamont, Johann — Yea
Lennon, Monica — Yea
Leonard, Richard — Yea
Lindhurst, Gordon — Not Voting
Lochhead, Richard — Yea
Lockhart, Dean — Yea
Lyle, Richard — Yea
MacDonald, Angus — Yea
MacDonald, Gordon — Yea
MacGregor, Fulton — Yea
Macdonald, Lewis — Yea
Macintosh, Ken — Not Voting
Mackay, Derek — Not Voting
Mackay, Rona — Yea
Macpherson, Ben — Yea
Maguire, Ruth — Yea
Marra, Jenny — Yea
Martin, Gillian — Yea
Mason, John — Yea
Mason, Tom — Yea
Matheson, Michael — Not Voting
McAlpine, Joan — Yea
McArthur, Liam — Yea
McDonald, Mark — Yea
McKee, Ivan — Yea
McKelvie, Christina — Not Voting
McMillan, Stuart — Yea
McNeill, Pauline — Yea
Mitchell, Margaret — Yea
Mountain, Edward — Not Voting
Mundell, Oliver — Yea
Neil, Alex — Yea
Paterson, Gil — Yea
Regan, Ash — Yea
Rennie, Willie — Yea
Robison, Shona — Yea
Ross, Gail — Yea
Rowley, Alex — Yea
Rumbles, Mike — Not Voting
Ruskell, Mark — Yea
Russell, Michael — Yea
Sarwar, Anas — Yea
Scott, John — Yea
Simpson, Graham — Not Voting
Smith, Elaine — Not Voting
Smith, Liz — Yea
Smyth, Colin — Yea
Somerville, Shirley-Anne — Yea
Stevenson, Stewart — Yea
Stewart, Alexander — Yea
Stewart, David — Yea
Stewart, Kevin — Yea
Sturgeon, Nicola — Yea
Swinney, John — Yea
Todd, Maree — Yea
Tomkins, Adam — Not Voting
Torrance, David — Yea
Watt, Maureen — Yea
Wells, Annie — Yea
Wheelhouse, Paul — Yea
White, Sandra — Yea
Whittle, Brian — Yea
Wightman, Andy — Yea
Wishart, Beatrice — Yea
Yousaf, Humza — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 117 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1170012
Total 1170012
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (129)
Member Party Vote
Adam, George — Yea
Adam, Karen — Yea
Adamson, Clare — Not Voting
Allan, Dr Alasdair — Yea
Arthur, Tom — Yea
Baillie, Jackie — Not Voting
Baker, Claire — Yea
Balfour, Jeremy — Yea
Beattie, Colin — Yea
Bibby, Neil — Yea
Boyack, Sarah — Yea
Briggs, Miles — Yea
Brown, Keith — Yea
Brown, Siobhian — Yea
Burgess, Ariane — Yea
Burnett, Alexander — Yea
Callaghan, Stephanie — Yea
Cameron, Donald — Yea
Carlaw, Jackson — Yea
Carson, Finlay — Yea
Chapman, Maggie — Yea
Choudhury, Foysol — Yea
Clark, Katy — Yea
Coffey, Willie — Yea
Cole-Hamilton, Alex — Yea
Constance, Angela — Yea
Dey, Graeme — Yea
Don-Innes, Natalie — Yea
Doris, Bob — Yea
Dornan, James — Yea
Dowey, Sharon — Yea
Dunbar, Jackie — Yea
Duncan-Glancy, Pam — Yea
Ewing, Annabelle — Not Voting
Ewing, Fergus — Yea
Fairlie, Jim — Yea
Findlay, Russell — Yea
FitzPatrick, Joe — Yea
Forbes, Kate — Yea
Fraser, Murdo — Yea
Gallacher, Meghan — Yea
Gibson, Kenneth — Yea
Gilruth, Jenny — Yea
Golden, Maurice — Yea
Gosal, Pam — Yea
Gougeon, Mairi — Yea
Grahame, Christine — Not Voting
Grant, Rhoda — Yea
Gray, Neil — Yea
Greene, Jamie — Yea
Greer, Ross — Yea
Griffin, Mark — Yea
Gulhane, Sandesh — Yea
Halcro Johnston, Jamie — Yea
Hamilton, Rachael — Yea
Harper, Emma — Yea
Harvie, Patrick — Yea
Haughey, Clare — Yea
Hepburn, Jamie — Yea
Hoy, Craig — Yea
Hyslop, Fiona — Yea
Johnson, Daniel — Not Voting
Johnstone, Alison — Not Voting
Kerr, Liam — Yea
Kerr, Stephen — Yea
Kidd, Bill — Yea
Lennon, Monica — Yea
Leonard, Richard — Yea
Lochhead, Richard — Yea
Lumsden, Douglas — Yea
MacDonald, Gordon — Yea
MacGregor, Fulton — Yea
Mackay, Gillian — Yea
Mackay, Rona — Yea
Macpherson, Ben — Yea
Maguire, Ruth — Yea
Marra, Michael — Yea
Martin, Gillian — Yea
Mason, John — Yea
Matheson, Michael — Yea
McAllan, Màiri — Not Voting
McArthur, Liam — Yea
McCall, Roz — Yea
McKee, Ivan — Yea
McKelvie, Christina — Yea
McLennan, Paul — Yea
McMillan, Stuart — Yea
McNair, Marie — Yea
McNeill, Pauline — Yea
Minto, Jenni — Yea
Mochan, Carol — Yea
Mountain, Edward — Yea
Mundell, Oliver — Yea
Nicoll, Audrey — Yea
O'Kane, Paul — Yea
Regan, Ash — Yea
Rennie, Willie — Yea
Robertson, Angus — Yea
Robison, Shona — Not Voting
Roddick, Emma — Yea
Ross, Douglas — Yea
Rowley, Alex — Yea
Ruskell, Mark — Yea
Sarwar, Anas — Not Voting
Simpson, Graham — Yea
Slater, Lorna — Yea
Smith, Liz — Not Voting
Smyth, Colin — Yea
Somerville, Shirley-Anne — Yea
Stevenson, Collette — Yea
Stewart, Alexander — Yea
Stewart, Kaukab — Yea
Stewart, Kevin — Yea
Sturgeon, Nicola — Yea
Sweeney, Paul — Yea
Swinney, John — Yea
Thomson, Michelle — Yea
Todd, Maree — Yea
Torrance, David — Not Voting
Tweed, Evelyn — Yea
Villalba, Mercedes — Yea
Webber, Sue — Yea
Wells, Annie — Yea
White, Tess — Yea
Whitfield, Martin — Yea
Whitham, Elena — Yea
Whittle, Brian — Yea
Wishart, Beatrice — Yea
Yousaf, Humza — Not Voting

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