 Since 2011, how many Cabinet papers, Regulatory Impact Assessments and other disclosure statements have included reference to the Government’s compliance requirements under the CRC?  Since 2011, have any Cabinet papers, Regulatory Impact Assessments and other disclosure statements identified any potential inconsistencies with the CRC?  What further steps arising from its CRC Work Programme does the Government intend to take to develop a Child Rights Impact Assessment process in the formation of legislation and policy? C. National Plan of Action – Background information Relevant provision of the CRC: Article 4 CO 2011: The Committee encourages the State party to adopt a comprehensive policy and corresponding national plan of action for the implementation of the Convention and the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict, in cooperation with the public and private sectors involved in the promotion and protection of children’s rights and based on a child rights approach. In doing so, the State party should take into account the outcome document of the twenty-seventh special session of the General Assembly, entitled “A world fit for children”, and its mid-term review of 2007. The Committee also recommends that the State party ensure that there are follow-up and evaluation mechanisms that will regularly assess progress achieved and identify possible deficiencies to enable the full implementation of the comprehensive policy and plan of action. 57. The Government is yet to develop a comprehensive national plan of action for the implementation of the CRC. The Government Report instead refers to a variety of significant and extensive policy measures that are being taken across government to improve outcomes for children and young people, including the Better Public Service Results (BPS) and the Children’s Action Plan (CAP). 58. The BPS policy is a series of ten public sector targets set by the State Services Commission. It does not incorporate the CRC into its policy architecture or language. BPS Results 2-4 set targets related to outcomes for vulnerable children, namely higher immunisation rates, reduced prevalence of rheumatic fever and increased participation in early childhood education. 59. The CAP developed from the Green Paper on Vulnerable Children (see paragraph 7 above) is a multi-sector action plan designed to improve outcomes for “vulnerable children”, a cohort of children defined as being at risk of serious harm to their wellbeing. As noted above it has augmented the child protection system with a new range 14