Bills and Laws

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 it fell at the Parliament’s dissolution on 5 May 2021

Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill as introduced (682.6KB, pdf) posted 20 April 2022

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The Bill is at Stage 1

About the Bill

Introduced

Read the Bill and information which explains what it does, why it was introduced, and how much it will cost.

Stage 1 - General principles

Committees examine the Bill and gather views. They produce reports before MSPs debate the Bill in the Chamber. MSPs then decide on the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.

Committees involved in this bill

Education, Children and Young People Committee

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Finance and Public Administration Committee

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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee