United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 1)

Schedule S The UNCRC requirements

Part 1 S Rights and obligations from the Convention

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. Pt. 1 comes into force in accordance with s. 47(2)

Article 20 S

1 S A child temporarily or permanently deprived of his or her family environment, or in whose own best interests cannot be allowed to remain in that environment, shall be entitled to special protection and assistance provided by the State.

2 S States Parties shall in accordance with their national laws ensure alternative care for such a child.

3 S Such care could include, inter alia, foster placement, kafalah of Islamic law, adoption or if necessary placement in suitable institutions for the care of children. When considering solutions, due regard shall be paid to the desirability of continuity in a child’s upbringing and to the child’s ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background.