Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill
A bill which changes the process for withdrawing pupils from religious instruction or religious observance at school. It also changes how the compatibility duty on public authorities in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Scotland) (Act) 2024 operates if there are conflicting statutory duties.
- Find out more about the bill on the Scottish Parliament website
- Read our response to the call for views (August 2025)
- Watch the evidence session (September 2025)
- Read our Stage 1 Briefing (November 2025)