Written question WQ93611
- Asked by
- Rhys ab OwenIndependent
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 5 days
Question
What consideration has the Welsh Government given to fully enshrining the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child into Welsh law, similar to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 in Scotland?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Mental Health and Early Years
Wales was the first country in the UK to enshrine children’s rights in law through The Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011. The measure requires that Welsh Ministers must pay ‘due regard’ to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when exercising any of their functions.