Proposed national Good Food Nation Plan consultation: statement
This statement on the consultation on the proposed national Good Food Nation Plan, as required by section 4(5) of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022, sets out how consultation throughout the development of the Plan has informed the approach taken.
Footnotes
1 References to the ‘draft plan’ throughout this statement refer to the version published for consultation. The ‘proposed plan’ refers to the document laid before Parliament which this statement accompanies.
2 Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child | OHCHR
3 This was carried out in accordance with data protection requirements.
4 According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations a “sustainable food system is one that delivers food security and nutrition for all in such a way that the economic, social and environmental bases to generate food security and nutrition for future generation is not compromised.”
5 The secondary legislation which will specify the relevant functions and descriptions of functions will be laid in the Scottish Parliament in the latter half of 2025, due to come into force by the end of 2025.
6 Article 11 of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | OHCHR
7 Article 24(2)(c) and Article 27(1) and (3) of UN Convention on Rights of a Child (UNCRC) - UNICEF UK
8 Article 12(2) of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women New York, 18 December 1979 | OHCHR
Contact
Email: goodfoodnation@gov.scot