Amendment to Standing Orders – Code of Conduct (P.102/2025): amendment (P.102/2025 Amd.) – Children’s Rights Impact Assessment

1)  Name and brief description of the proposed decision Decision' means:

• an Assembly proposition

• an amendment (or further amendment) to a proposition

• for Ministerial duty-bearers, policy under development

The amendment seeks to extend the parameters of Rul 11 of the Members' Code of Conduct, to ensure that this rule is mindful of cyber security requirements and digital infrastructure.

2)  Which groups of children and young people are likely to be affected?

Groups of children could include early years, primary or secondary education; young adults; children with additional learning needs; disabled children; children living in poverty; children from particular ethnic backgrounds; migrants; refugees; care experienced children and LGBTQ+ children

No children would be directly affected by this amendment.

Indirectly it promotes best practise for States Members, who interact with Children and Young People in their day to day work.

3)  What is the likely impact of the proposed decision on children and on their rights?

Impacts may be positive or negative, direct or indirect

Include whether different groups of children will be affected differently by the decision

No children would be directly affected by this amendment.

Indirectly it promotes best practise for States Members, who interact with Children and Young People in their day to day work. Children would not be affected in any different ways.

4)  Is a full Children's Rights Impact Assessment required?

If you have identified impacts on children and their rights, a full CRIA should be completed. If no impacts are identified then a Full CRIA is not required, but please explain your rationale and how you reached this conclusion

As this is an amendment there is no requirement to complete a full CRIA and the impacts noted above are not direct impacts, therefore a full CRIA has not been prepared. It is however reiterated that the terms of this amendment would promote best practise and security for young people and children interacting with States Members.