SP Bill 66 Session 6 (2025) 2 Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill Part 2—United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024: circumstances where incompatible action or failure to act is not unlawful (2) The operator of the school must— (a) tell the pupil about the request and the pupil’s right to object to withdrawal, (b) give the pupil an opportunity to express the pupil’s views about the 5 request in— (i) the manner that the pupil prefers, or (ii) a manner that is suitable to the pupil if the pupil has not indicated a preference or it is not reasonable to accommodate the pupil’s preference, and 10 (c) have regard to any views expressed by the pupil about the request, taking 1 into account the pupil’s age and maturity. (3) The operator is not required to comply with subsection (2) if satisfied that the pupil is not capable of forming a view. (4) The pupil is to be presumed to be capable of forming a view unless the contrary 15 is shown. (5) If, after the operator has complied with subsection (2), the pupil objects to all or part of the parent’s request, the operator must— (a) seek to discuss the pupil’s objection with the pupil and the parent, and (b) have regard to any views expressed during any discussion. 20 (6) If the pupil objects to all or part of the parent’s request, after the operator has complied with subsection (5) the operator is not to give effect to the parent’s request to the extent of the pupil’s objection. (7) In this section and section 9B, “operator” means— (a) where the school is a public school, the education authority by which it 25 is managed, (b) where the school is a grant-aided school, the managers. 9B Guidance to operators on section 9A In carrying out functions under section 9A, an operator must have regard to any guidance that the Scottish Ministers may give about those functions.”. 30 P ART 2 U NITED N...