Written questions

Children's Rights: International Assistance

Commons · Question 49362 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department undertakes Child's Rights impact assessments during the development of international development policies.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 12 May 2025

As a ratifier of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the rights and wellbeing of children. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not undertake mandatory Child R...