Section 21: Reporting duty of the Scottish Parliament
83.Section 21 requires the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (which provides the property, services and staff needed to run the Scottish Parliament) to publish an annual report on what the Scottish Parliament has done, and will do, to secure better or further effect of the rights of children. Neither the Scottish Parliament nor persons carrying out functions in connection with proceedings in the Parliament are public authorities within the meaning of section 6 and so are not subject to the duty imposed by section 6(1). As a consequence, reports under section 21 (in contrast to reports under sections 16 and 18) will not include information on what has been done to comply with the duty under section 6(1). A version of the report for children must also be produced.
