Carer's Assistance Regulations 2025: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment

Post Assessment Review and sign-off

12. Planning for the review of impact on children’s rights and wellbeing

As part of the decision-making process, plans for reviewing the impact on children’s rights and wellbeing need to be developed.

• How will the impact of the proposal on children’s rights and wellbeing be monitored?
• When will you review and update the Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment if required?

Following the national launch of Carer Support Payment in November 2023, an annual client evaluation is in place to monitor how the new benefit is working in practice, to identify any unintended consequences at an early stage, and to gauge any requirement for continuous improvement. The Scottish Government will also continue to ensure that carer voices and experiences are reflected in policy development by continuing to work alongside our Carer Benefits Advisory Group to monitor any arising issues raised by them or in any Ministerial correspondence. This will be a continuous improvement process and where any unintended consequences are identified, steps will be taken to rectify them as early as possible.

We are continuing to work with analytical colleagues to produce a monitoring and evaluation plan for Carer Support Payment and will engage with stakeholder organisations in developing this plan.

Everyone who applies for a Social Security Scotland benefit is asked to fill in an equalities and client diversity monitoring form that cover the protected characteristics so we can see which groups are applying for Carer Support and this will include children over the age of 16 who meet the eligibility criteria.

The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 places a duty on the Scottish Ministers to report annually to the Scottish Parliament on the performance of the Scottish Social Security system during the previous financial year. The report describes what the Scottish Ministers have done in that year to meet the expectations on them set out in the Social Security Charter.

The Scottish Government has established the independent Scottish Commission on Social Security, an advisory non-departmental public body set up to provide independent scrutiny of the Scottish social security system (including benefit regulations) and hold Scottish Ministers to account. The changes proposed went to the Scottish Commission on Social Security in November 2024 for consideration and again in July 2025.

13. Sign off

• Policy Lead Signature & Date of Sign Off: David Hilber: 6 Aug 2025
• Deputy Director Signature & Date of Sign Off: Ian Davidson: 19 August 2025
• Date CRWIA team first contacted: 28 June 2024
• Confirmation of engagement with SGLD: 19 August 2025