United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

About Children’s Rights

NHS Lanarkshire is committed to respecting children’s rights.

These rights are set out in a new Scottish law called the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.

All children and young people under 18 years old have these rights.

The law comes into effect in July 2024.

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Help, information and advice on your rights

If you are a young person and would like to get help, information or advice on your rights please visit: https://www.cypcs.org.uk/get-help/young-people/

If you are a child and would like to get help, information or advice on your rights please visit: https://www.cypcs.org.uk/get-help/help-for-children/

Watch Sebastian, aged 6 and a half tell us what children’s rights means to him:

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Find out more

Read:

Read the Legislation: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/1/contents/enacted
Explore the UNCRC articles further: https://cypcs.org.uk/rights/uncrc/articles/

If you are a health professional:

Visit the NES learning site for Women, Children, Young People and Families (WCYPF) Programme for UNCRC awareness and webinar sessions: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/33523
Read the Non-statutory guidance (published January 2024): https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-taking-childrens-human-rights-approach/

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