COVID-M2.7
Response
Under Consideration
AI-assessed
Statutory Child Rights Impact Assessments
Recommendation
The UK government should introduce legislation to place child rights impact assessments on a statutory footing in England. The Northern Ireland Executive should consider an equivalent provision.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The COVID-19 Inquiry's Module 2 report, published on 2025-11-20, recommended that the UK government introduce legislation for statutory child rights impact assessments in England, with the Northern Ireland Executive considering an equivalent. As of 2026-03-18, no government response to this recommendation has been publicly received, and no such legislation has been identified in the provided official sources.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Under Consideration
Response
Under Consideration
Under Consideration
UK Government
Initial Response
20 Nov 2025
No government response yet received. Module 2 report published 20 November 2025.
No Published Response
Northern Ireland Executive
Follow-up
20 Nov 2025
No formal response published by this government.
Progress Timeline
Official Report
20 Nov 2025
Status: Pending. No government response yet received. Module 2 report published 20 November 2025.
Responsible Bodies
Cabinet Office
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
0.3 yrs
Last formal update
20 Nov 2025