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MSPs vote to enshrine UN treaty in Scottish law

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Nicola Sturgeon in the programme for government, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill will enshrine the treaty in Scotland's statute books in a "landmark" move, according to children's minister Maree Todd.

In practice, the Bill will mean public authorities will not be able to act in a way that contravenes the UNCRC and the children and young people's commissioner will be able to take legal action where he feels the treaty has been breached.

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