Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Overview
The Bill as introduced aims to improve opportunities for disabled children and young people as they grow up. This Bill considers children to be under 18 and young people to be between 18 and 26.
Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP introduced the Bill because she thinks disabled children and young people need extra support to help them transition to adulthood. This will help them have the same opportunities as other children and young people.
The Bill would require:
- the Scottish Government to have a strategy explaining how they are going to improve opportunities for disabled children and young people
- a Scottish Government minister to be in charge of improving opportunities for disabled children and young people moving into adulthood
- local authorities to have plans for each disabled child and young person as they move into adulthood
Johann Lamont introduced this Bill in Session 5, however the Parliament was not able to complete its consideration before session 5 ended and so could not come to a decision on whether or not to pass the Bill. This meant that the Bill fell.
Because of the short amount of time between the scrutiny of the Session 5 Bill and the introduction of the Session 6 Bill, the Education, Children and Young People Committee has agreed to consider the evidence received in Session 5 as part of its scrutiny.
The Bill fell at Stage 1 on 23 November 2023
Contents
Introduced
The Member in charge of the Bill introduces the Bill and accompanying documents to the Parliament which publishes the Bill.
The Bill was introduced on 20 April 2022
Bill as introduced
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill (683KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022
Financial Resolution
The Presiding Officer has decided under Rule 9.12 of Standing Orders that a financial resolution is required for this Bill.
Related information on the bill
Explanatory Notes
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill explanatory notes (181KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill explanatory notes (print version) (183KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022
Explanation of the Bill
Policy Memorandum
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill policy memorandum (267KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill policy memorandum (print version) (410KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022
Why the Bill is being introduced
Financial Memorandum
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill financial memorandum (244KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill financial memorandum (print version) (238KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022
How much the Bill is likely to cost
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill delegated powers memorandum (248KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill delegated powers memorandum (print version) (237KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022
Information on the powers the Bill gives the Scottish Ministers and others to make “secondary legislation” (usually regulations) and to the Scottish Ministers (such as to make guidance).
Statements on Legislative Competence
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill legislative competence (93KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill legislative competence (print version) (141KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022
Statements on whether the Bill is within the Parliament’s “legislative competence” (if the Parliament has the power to make the changes to the law proposed by the Bill).
Scottish Parliament research on the Bill
Read the research done by the Scottish Parliament on specific parts of the Bill:
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill briefing