1.These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Scottish Government in order to assist the reader of the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Act 2026. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by the Parliament.
2.These Notes should be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section, or a part of a section, does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.
3.In these Notes, the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 is referred to as “the 1980 Act” and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 is referred to as “the 2024 Act”.
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