Restraint and Seclusion in Scotland's Schools

That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the latest report on restraint and seclusion in Scotland's schools by the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland; recognises the importance of informing children and young people about the outcome of the Commissioner's No Safe Place investigation; further recognises that the investigation raised significant human rights issues around the use of restraint and seclusion in schools; commends the Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland and the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland for making effective use of their legal powers to drive implementation of the investigation report’s recommendations; welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to develop and publish national guidance on restraint and seclusion in schools, to involve children, young people and families in that work, to review the effectiveness of the guidance one year on, and to develop a standard data set to ensure consistent recording and monitoring of incidents, and welcomes the commitment to consider placing the guidance on a statutory footing if the non-statutory approach does not deliver improvements.