Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP's Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) Bill is now formally before the Scottish Parliament.

Following on from consultation on a similar proposal by former MSP Johann Lamont in the previous session of the Scottish Parliament, Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy has formally introduced the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill (this link will take you away from our website). If the legislation is successful, it will require:

  • the Scottish Government to have a strategy explaining how they are going to improve opportunities for disabled children and young people
  • a Scottish Government minister to be in charge of improving opportunities for disabled children and young people moving into adulthood
  • local authorities to have plans for each disabled child and young person as they move into adulthood

The bill will now go through the usual Scottish Parliament process, including being scrutinised by committees and voted on by MSPs. This process can take around a year to complete. You can hear and read more about the bill in Pam Duncan-Glancy’s own words in this Twitter thread (this link will take you away from our website.)

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