A Bill, named after the 10 year-old girl who died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospitals, in Glasgow, to give bereaved families more rights is to be published by Scottish Labour.
Anas Sarwar, party leader, is to unveil the plans at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow tomorrow.
He said it will give families the right to an independent public advocate to act on their behalf.
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Ten year-old, Milly Main, died in 2017 after contracting an infection in the Children’s Hospital.
Sarwar has been campaigning with Milly’s mum, Kimberly Darroch, for years following her daughter's death to get answers from the health board abour infections and practices at the hospital.
He said the Bill would reset the balance between families and powerful public bodies, ensuring that bereaved families are at the heart of the response to disasters and public scandals.
The Bill would establish an independent public advocate who can act on behalf of families of the deceased.
It would set up a Charter for families bereaved through public tragedy which would be binding on all public bodies.
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And improve accessibility to legal advice and representation for bereaved families so they can fully participate at public inquiries.
Sarwar will tell the Labour Conference: “This must be a watershed moment in our politics - where we recognise that for too many people - when they need help the most - their government and their institutions work against them, not for them.
“Who seek to protect themselves, not families.
“The duty of candour may exist in principle in Scotland’s NHS, but that is not the lived experience for too many.
“Learning from the families who've fought for justice at Hillsborough, and from cases here in Scotland like the C-diff scandal and the Clutha tragedy, we will change the law to fundamentally reset the balance - and create a system that is on the side of families, not institutions, and that delivers justice, not cover-ups.
“In recognition of Kimberly’s fight for justice, we will call this new law ‘Milly’s Law’.
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