Part 4Legislation and the UNCRC requirements

28Ministerial action following strike down declarator or incompatibility declarator

(1)

If a court makes a strike down declarator or an incompatibility declarator, the Scottish Ministers must, within the period of 6 months beginning with the day after the day on which the declarator is made—

(a)

prepare a report setting out what steps (if any) they intend to take in response to the declarator,

(b)

publish the report in such manner as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate,

(c)

lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament, and

(d)

seek to make a statement to the Scottish Parliament on the contents of the report.

(2)

A report published under subsection (1)(b) must be accompanied by a version of the report that children can understand.