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This would mean that an adult prosecuted for assault against a child would not have access to the legal defence of “reasonable chastisement.”
Human rights bodies have stated that by maintaining the defence of reasonable chastisement Scotland is in breach of the human rights of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Today’s agenda includes consideration of the Housing (Scotland) Bill at stage 2. We have permission to continue our meeting into the afternoon, so we will be suspending proceedings at around 12:30 until 20 past 2.
It will further inform the development of the proposed WSD Bill, which is intended to strengthen Scotland’s National Outcomes and further embed wellbeing and sustainable development in decision-making.
Consumer groups broadly welcomed these changes and hope they could begin to address some of the difficulties consumers faced in accessing and affording legal services.
Tracey Reilly of Consumer Scotland told us having consumer principles in the Bill was helpful as it gave them something to measure against.
What are the three most significant measures that Scotland can take over the immediate term—right now—to support a green recovery that will actually have an effect?