United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024

18 Reporting duty of listed authorities

(1) A listed authority must, as soon as practicable after the end of each reporting period, publish a report on—

(a) the actions it has taken during the period—

(i) for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the duty under section 6(1), and

(ii) to secure better or further effect of the rights of children, and

(b) the actions that it intends to take during the next reporting period—

(i) for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the duty under section 6(1), and

(ii) to secure better or further effect of the rights of children.

(2) Two or more listed authorities may satisfy subsection (1) by publishing a report prepared by them jointly.

(3) Reports under this section must be published in such manner as the listed authority (or authorities) considers appropriate.

(4) A report published under this section must be accompanied by a version of the report that children can understand.

(5) A listed authority (or, where two or more authorities have prepared a report jointly, either or any of them) must, as soon as practicable after publishing a report under this section, send a copy of it to the Scottish Ministers.

(6) In this section—

• “listed authority” means an authority listed in section 19,

• “reporting period” means—

  (a)

  the period beginning with the day on which this section comes into force and ending on 31 March 2026, and

  (b)

  each subsequent period of 3 years.