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Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment in East Lothian Council

Last Updated
24 March 2026
Source
Improvement Service-East Lothian Council

Resource Tags

Content Types:

Case Study

Relevant Driver(s):

2. Developing accountability and transparency 3. Ensuring effective regulatory and policy environment 5. Enhancing capability and culture

Specific Action(s):

2B. Create governance frameworks 3A. Understand legal obligations 3B. Develop equality and human rights policies 5A. Put in place comprehensive training programmes

Implementation Levels:

Advanced
Development

Prior Knowledge Required:

Intermediate

Organisation Size:

Large Medium Small

Sector:

Human Rights Local authorities

Role:

Equality/Diversity/Human Rights Specialists Legal & Compliance Staff Policy Officers/Makers Training & Development Staff

Resource content

A case study describing how East Lothian Council developed and embedded a Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) within its existing Integrated Impact Assessment framework. It covers the development of guidance and templates, a mandatory training module, screening processes, and the challenges of embedding children’s rights across non-traditional service areas such as transport and waste.

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