Policies
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Publications
The death of a looked after child: guidance
08 October 2026
Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Data Short Life Working Group minutes: August 2026
07 October 2026
Tackling child poverty: Review of the type of targets in the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act - expert advisory group minutes - September 2026
07 October 2026
Consultations
School age childcare - new legal definition: consultation analysis
23 September 2026
School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967 update proposals: consultation analysis
28 August 2026
Care home and 'care at home' service providers - FOISA extension: consultation analysis
31 July 2026
Statistics and research
Scottish Household Survey 2025 Childcare
29 September 2026
School meal uptake 2024-25
22 September 2026
Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2024/25
18 September 2026
News
Support for bereaved families
Raising awareness of help available this Baby Loss Awareness Week
Training support for up to 2,400 parents
£10m for skills programme to help tackle poverty
250 NHS jobs for parents
Supporting work to help tackle child poverty.
People and directorates
Cabinet Secretary and Ministers
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Siobhian Brown MSP