Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment

Conclusion

6. As a result of the evidence gathered and analysed against all UNCRC requirements, what is the potential overall impact of this proposal on children’s rights?

Guidance: Please choose from positive, negative, neutral or no impact, Please note you can have both a positive and negative impact on children’s rights. See page 20 in Internal CRWIA and SoC for more information. UNCRC Requirements (Annex 1)

Applicable answer: No impact

Guidance: If you have answered no impact to question 7, please move onto question 10.

7. If you have identified a positive impact on children’s rights, please describe below how the proposal will protect, respect, and fulfil children’s rights in Scotland.

Guidance: See page 21 in Internal CRWIA and SoC for more information.

Not applicable

8. If a negative impact has been identified please describe it below. Is there a risk this could potentially amount to an incompatibility?

Guidance: Please contact your SGLD Adviser to discuss any negative impacts and risk of potential incompatibilities. See pages 21-22 in Internal CRWIA and SoC for more information.

Not applicable

Mitigation Record

What options have been considered to modify the proposal in order to mitigate a negative impact or potential incompatibility?

Not applicable

Please summarise mitigation actions taken below

Not applicable

Guidance: Please copy and paste the following three headings for as many risks or negative impacts which you have identified and explained in questions 7 and 9.

Issue or risk identified and relevant UNCRC requirement

Not applicable

Action Taken/ To Be Taken

Not applicable

Date action to be taken or was taken

Not applicable

9. As a result of the evidence gathered and analysed against all wellbeing indicators (Annex 2), will the proposal contribute to the wellbeing of children and young people in Scotland? (Guidance Section 2.3.2, pages 20-22).

Guidance: Please choose from yes, no or not applicable, delete responses as appropriate. See page 23 in Internal CRWIA and SoC for more information.

• Safe: Not Applicable
• Healthy: Not Applicable
• Achieving: Not Applicable
• Nurtured: Not Applicable
• Active: Not Applicable
• Respected: Not Applicable
• Responsible: Not Applicable
• Included: Not Applicable

If yes, please provide an explanation below: N/A

10. How will you communicate to children and young people the impact that the proposal will have on their rights?

Guidance: Providing information to children and young people on how their rights are being or will be impacted helps to ensure that policy-development is transparent. Are you publishing a child-friendly or accessible CRWIA? See page 23 in Internal CRWIA and SoC for more information.

This impact assessment will be published by the Scottish Government on its website so those who wish to access may do so. The impact assessment in so far as is possible has been written in accessible language so those reading it can understand its content. The Scottish Parliament will undertake scrutiny of the Bill, including a call for evidence at stage 1 before the Parliament. If the Bill passes, the Scottish Government will take steps to publicise its coming into force.