The Local Government Committee advised that its recent inquiry into homelessness recognised the provision of good quality suitable housing as a fundamental human right for all and advocated taking a “housing first” approach as part of tackling the issue in Scotland.ii Local Government and Communities Committee letter to Equalities and Human Rights Committee, 7 March 2018. Available at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Equal_Opps/Inquiries/Response_from_LGC_on_Human_Rights_Inquiry_20180307.pdf
Embedding a rights-based approach in the Parliament’s structures and processes, the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland stated, could only serve to enhance and build on the principles of the Parliament: power sharing, accountability, accessibility and equal opportunities.iiiChildren and Young People’s Commissioner for Scotland, Written Submission
Whilst HRC Scotland stated that embedding a human rights-based approach would also bring progress in other policy areas and aims, such as towards Scotland’s achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.ivHuman Rights Consortium Scotland, Written Submission
HRC Scotland considered that without a human right-based approach by the Parliament itself, their work to promote and progress human rights, particularly with other public authorities, would ring hollow and be ill-received.