The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026: Equality Impact Assessment

Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) for The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026

Title of policy

The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (“the Regulations”)

Summary of aims and desired outcomes of policy

The overarching aim of the Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (“the Regulations”) is to provide a robust legal framework in respect of cross-border placements into residential and foster care, thereby ensuring that the welfare of placed children in Scotland is safeguarded and promoted, and that their rights are upheld.

Directorate: Directorate for Children and Families

Division: Children’s Rights, Protection and Justice Division and Justice and Care Experience, Children’s Services Reform and The Promise Division

Team: Children’s Residential Care Unit and A Good Childhood – Caregivers Unit