Looked after children
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Call for more foster carers
Helping children grow and thrive.
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Looked After Children Statistics: 2023-24
An Accredited Official Statistics Publication
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Scotland's Redress Scheme: scheme contributor information
Information for organisations considering participating in the Redress Scheme for survivors of historical abuse in care in Scotland.
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Trauma Responsive Social Work Services Programme: data protection impact assessment
Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for the Trauma Responsive Social Work Services Programme.
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Child Protection Statistics: 2023-24
An Accredited Official Statistics Publication
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Independent Child Trafficking Guardian service: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA)
Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) for the Independent Child Trafficking Guardian Service
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Scotland's children's services plans 2023-2026 review: improving outcomes for children, young people and families
Review of children's services plans for 2023 to 2026, in line with Part 3 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014. This report presents key findings from the review of Scotland’s 30 Children’s Services Plans (CSPs) which cover the planning cycle for 2023 to 2026.
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Improving local support for families
Funding increase announced on anniversary of The Promise.
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A decade of care: A corporate parenting update from Scottish Ministers 2021 - 2024
Third report on corporate parenting by Scottish Ministers. In this report, we set out how Scottish Ministers have fulfilled their duties as a corporate parent from 2021 to 2024, to support and improve outcomes for children and young people with care experience.
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'Moving On' from care into adulthood: consultation analysis
An analysis of views shared in the recent consultation on the support available to young people as they leave care and enter adulthood.
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The Promise Story of Progress: How is Scotland doing in its progress towards keeping the promise?
A national report co-authored by COSLA, The Scottish Government and The Promise Scotland, presenting the shared approach to understanding progress towards keeping The Promise.
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Verity House Agreement: stocktake - one year on
The Verity House Agreement sets out the Scottish Government and local government’s vision for a more collaborative approach to delivering our shared priorities. One year on from its launch, we reflect on the progress related to its operation.
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Human rights of children in Scotland: report - child friendly version
Child friendly/easy read version of our action plan 2021 to 2024 progress report.
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Progressing the human rights of children in Scotland: update report 2021-2024
This report provides an update on the delivery of commitments outlined in our action plan ‘Progressing the human rights of children in Scotland: action plan 2021 to 2024’.
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Future of foster care: consultation - easy read
We are committed to Keeping the Promise. This is the easy read version, split into 3 parts of our Future of Foster Care consultation. We are seeking views on our vision for the future of fostering in Scotland, all aspects of fostering and our future work in fostering.
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Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme - CRWIA
Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) for the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme.
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Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme - EQIA
Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) for the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme
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Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme - ICIA
Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) for the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme.
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Kinship care - assessment framework 2024: practice notes for assessor
Notes to assist practitioners when using the kinship care assessment framework 2024. It is not intended to be an quick checklist for undertaking an assessment, it offers a suggested way of collecting information.
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Kinship care: assessment framework 2024
Designed to assist social work practitioners to undertake a comprehensive assessment of a kinship carer within Scotland. It is intended to support practitioners as an accessible assessment tool to assess a kinship carers' individual needs.
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The future of foster care
Consultation opens during Care Experience Week.
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Future of foster care: consultation
The Scottish Government is committed to Keeping the Promise. This consultation is part of a package of public consultations related to Keeping the Promise. We are seeking views on our vision for the future of fostering in Scotland, all aspects of fostering and our future work in fostering
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Deciding what 'care experience' means: consultation - easy read
Easy read version of consultation seeking views on the need for a universal definition of ‘care experience’ and what the potential impacts of this could be.
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Developing a universal definition of 'care experience': consultation
Consultation seeking your views on the need for a universal and inclusive definition of ‘care experience’ and what the potential impacts of this could be.
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National Islands Plan: Implementation Route Map 2024
Details how we will deliver our priorities over the lifetime of the National Islands Plan. It identifies the methods to monitor progress towards fulfilling the many commitments in the Plan and sets out timescales for delivery of our work.
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Climate change - Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment undertaken for the Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024 to 2029.
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Keeping The Promise to our children, young people and families: progress update 2024
In March 2022 we published our Promise implementation plan. Two years on, this update provides a status report on progress so far.
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Keeping The Promise to care-experienced young people
New report highlights scale of government work to date.
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Violence prevention framework for Scotland: annual progress report 2023 to 2024
The Violence Prevention Framework (2023) sets out a comprehensive range of activity to prevent violence from happening in the first place and to reduce the impact when it does. This report highlights the progress that has been made over 2023 to 2024 with partners on our shared programme.
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No under 18s in Young Offenders Institutions
Supporting children in the justice system.
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Children and Young People Affected by a Family Member in Prison or Secure Care: Final Report of Short-Life Group
Explores the impact on children and young people when a family member is in prison or secure care, and makes recommendations for improvement.
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Scotland's Redress Scheme: Combined Annual Report 2024
Sets out the actions taken by contributors to the Scheme to redress the historical abuse of children and is a requirement of the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021.
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Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 part 11 - continuing care: guidance
This refreshed guidance for local authorities on continuing care aims to reflect developments in policy and practice as well as providing clarity to those who provide support services by addressing implementation gaps.
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Children's hearings redesign - policy proposals: consultation
Consultation on the redesign of Scotland’s children’s hearings system to build on its strengths so that it can deliver the best possible experience to the children and families in need of its support. It focusses on areas which may require changes to the law.
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Scottish Child Payment and the labour market
This publication presents Scottish Government analysis of how Scottish Child Payment interacts with the labour market in Scotland including how it impacts labour market decisions of its clients.
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Milestone for children’s rights
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Act commences.
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'Moving on' from care into adulthood: consultation
This consultation invites views on the support available to young people as they leave care and enter adulthood.
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Making sure that young people have the right support when they leave care: consultation - easy read
This easy read version of the consultation asks for views on the support available to young people as they leave care and become adults.
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Final report of the Access Data Short-Life Working Group
The Access Data Short-life Working Group (SLWG) was formed to consider possible data sources to complement SIMD. This report is the output of that group.
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Care Leaver Payment: consultation analysis
Independent analysis of the responses received to the Care Leaver Payment consultation.
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National guidance for child protection committees undertaking learning reviews
Guidance (published 2021, updated 2024) to support child protection committees to reflect, learn and improve child protection systems and practice when a child or young person dies, is significantly harmed, or was at risk of death or significant harm or where there was effective practice.
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Physical intervention in schools guidance: consultation analysis
An analysis report of the responses to the consultation on draft physical intervention in schools guidance.
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Aithris Bhliadhnail air Plana Nàiseanta nan Eilean 2023
Gaelic version of the National Islands Plan annual report 2023
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National Islands Plan: annual report 2023
The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 requires that a report is presented to Parliament each year setting out the progress made towards delivery of the National Islands Plan. This report sets out progress made during the 2023 reporting year.
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National Chef backs food payment push
Champion cook Gary promotes vital Best Start support
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Building a New Scotland: Education and lifelong learning in an independent Scotland
This paper sets out the Scottish Government's vision for Education and Lifelong Learning in an independent Scotland.
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Building a New Scotland: education and lifelong learning in Scotland - easy read
Easy read version of the Scottish Government's vision for education and lifelong learning in an independent Scotland.
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Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund: operational guidance 2023 to 2024
Operational guidance for the Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund 2023 to 2024.
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - concluding observations 2023: SG initial response - child-friendly version
This report explains how the Scottish Government (SG) is responding to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations. These were published in 2023. This document will tell you about some of the things we are doing to make things better for children and their families in Scotland
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - concluding observations 2023: SG initial response
This report sets out the Scottish Government’s (SG) initial response to the UN Committee’s Concluding Observations. It outlines the progress made in relation to children’s rights in Scotland since the publication of the Position Statement of November 2022
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Kinship care - Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 - part 13: updated guidance 2024
Updated non-statutory guidance to accompany Part 13 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Support for Kinship Care) and The Kinship Care Assistance (Scotland) Order 2016 . Designed for practitioners it pays attention to consistency of definition, application of legislation and good practice, and reflects growing knowledge of the particular needs of kinship families.
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Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 - accredited body fees and discounting proposals: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Draft children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment in relation to Disclosure Scotland’s consultation on accredited body fees and proposals for discounting under the PVG scheme.
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Child protection learning and development 2024: national framework
Framework to support multi-agency learning and development relevant to child protection in Scotland. This highlights key learning for all workforces according to the level of responsibility they have for child protection.
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Prostitution - challenging and deterring men's demand: strategic approach
Sets our our collective approach, working with stakeholders across the wider public and third sector, to challenge and deter men’s demand for prostitution and support those with experience of it.
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The death of a looked after child: guidance
Revised guidance to clarify the roles and responsibilities of agencies specifically in relation to the notification requirements under regulation 6 of the 2009 Regulations on the death of looked after children.
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The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: financial contributions - statement of principles
Sets out the principles the Scottish Ministers will use to assess whether an organisation is making a fair and meaningful financial contribution to Scotland's Redress Scheme.
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Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill: consultation
We are committed to protecting, respecting and championing the rights of people with learning disabilities and neurodivergent people. This consultation on proposals for a Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill seeks the views of everyone on how we can do this.
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Historic forced adoption - scoping study: research findings
A summary of findings from research to scope the support needs of people affected by historic forced adoption in Scotland.
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Historic forced adoption - scoping study: service delivery paper
Research report identifying critical factors to consider when designing services for people affected by historic forced adoption in Scotland.
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Historic forced adoption - scoping study: final report
Research to scope the support needs of people affected by historic forced adoption in Scotland.
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Early child development transformational change programme
Improving early child development by bringing together a programme to provide oversight and better integration of policies. These will focus on prevention, the importance of pre-birth and early years across all policy areas and identify policy and implementation gaps, informed by current evidence.
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Education: National Improvement Framework and improvement plan 2024
Sets out the vision and priorities for Scottish education that have been agreed across the system, and the national improvement activity that needs to be undertaken to help deliver those key priorities.
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Funding Follows The Child and the National Standard for early learning and childcare providers: operating guidance
Sets out how the Funding Follows the Child approach operates, including how settings meet the National Standard criteria and the role of local authorities in delivering the approach.
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The Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
This child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) considers the potential impacts of the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 on children's rights and wellbeing.
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Mapping Of Professional Qualification Routes and Continuous Professional Learning Opportunities relating to Psychological Trauma, in the Children and Families Workforce
Commissioned as part of the National Trauma Transformation Programme, this research aimed to map the learner journeys of five sectors of the Children and Families workforce including School Nursing, Health Visiting, Children and Families Social Work, Residential Childcare and Secure Care.
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Education Bill provisions: consultation
A consultation on a new national qualifications body and a new approach to inspection of education in Scotland, including elements of the proposed Education Bill.
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Care Leaver Payment: consultation
We are gathering views on the proposed Care Leaver Payment. The consultation contains questions on a range of issues including the purpose of the payment, the eligibility criteria of the payment, and the support required to apply for and manage the payment.
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Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: island communities impact assessment
This island communities impact assessment (ICIA) records the rationale for the decision taken not to carry out an island communities impact assessment for the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill.
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Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: data protection impact assessment
This data protection impact assessment (DPIA) considers the potential impacts of the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill on the use of personal data.
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Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: business and regulatory impact assessment
This business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) considers the potential impacts of the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill on the public, private and third sector.
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Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: equality impact assessment
This equality impact assessment (EQIA) considers the potential impacts of the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill on people with protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010
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Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: FSDIA
This document considers the potential impacts of the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill on inequalities of outcome caused by socio-economic disadvantage.
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Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
This child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) considers the potential impacts of the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill on children's rights and wellbeing.
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National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021 - updated 2023
This guidance describes the responsibilities and expectations for all involved in protecting children and will support the care and protection of children.
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New national allowance for foster and kinship carers
Important step in Keeping the Promise.
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Supporting Birth Parents fund
Corra Foundation to manage Birth Parent Support grants.
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Cashback for Communities phase 6: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment for phase 6 of the CashBack for Communities programme.
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Cashback for Communities phase 6: island communities impact assessment
Island communities impact assessment for the CashBack for Communities programme.
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National Islands Plan: implementation route map 2023
Details how we will deliver on the commitments in the National Islands Plan, over the coming year.
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School age childcare: national children's charter
In 2022 and 2023 A Place in Childhood and Scottish Government worked with children in schools across Scotland to design a Charter for school age childcare in Scotland.
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Siblings - Staying Together and Connected National Implementation Group: executive summary report
Summarises the work of the Siblings: Staying Together and Connected National Implementation Group, the progress made, and the priorities for further work, for Scotland to continue on its journey to ensure brothers and sisters with care experience stay together and connected.
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Keeping the Promise
Minister responds to major report on redesigning the children’s hearings system.
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Fair Work Action Plan 2022 and Anti-Racist Employment Strategy 2022: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) of the Fair Work Action Plan 2022 and Anti-Racist Employment Strategy 2022.
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Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership - A fresh start
This publication sets out the First Minister’s vision for Scotland and the outcomes he and his government aim to achieve by 2026.
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Experiencing Life Events and Childhood Subjective Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Analysis of Growing Up in Scotland
The findings of this report are not valid due to an error in the analysis. If you require further information, please email the Growing Up in Scotland mailbox at: GUS@gov.scot.
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Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group: interim report - easy read
Easy read version of an interim report outlines the group’s work so far and provides a summary of possible steps towards a Minimum Income Guarantee.
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Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group: interim report
This interim report provides an outline of the group’s work to date towards defining a Minimum Income Guarantee, the context in which the policy is being developed, provide a high-level overview of direction and early thinking towards potential actions.
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Redress scheme payments
Over £20 million paid to survivors.
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Historical adoption practices: A formal apology
Heartbreak of mothers who were forced to give up babies.
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Support for kinship carers
Kinship carers urged to check Scottish Child Payment eligibility.
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Young Person's Guarantee: update report March 2023
The report highlights progress over the 2 years of the Young Person’s Guarantee and also sets out the direction of travel going forward.
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Safeguarders - revised practice standards: equality impact assessment (EQIA)
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) for the implementation of revised practice standards for safeguarders published February 2023 by Children 1st.
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Safeguarders - revised practice standards: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA)
Children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) for the implementation of revised practice standards for safeguarders published February 2023 by Children 1st.
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Scottish local government finance - Green Book: 2023-2024
Scottish Local Government Finance Settlement 2023-24: Funding Allocation Formula.
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Supporting roots: report
Report providing a broad picture of the needs of birth parents who have lost a child or children to ‘care’, and of the support and services that are currently available in Scotland. This report is designed to support best practice and service innovation.
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Violence against women and girls funding review: analysis of responses
Analysis of the responses to the Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Violence Against Women and Girls Services call for evidence.
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National Care Service: contextual paper - easy read
Describes the current status of social work in Scotland. It is part of a collection of papers, setting out key information about social care and related areas linked to the development of the National Care Service.
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Keeping The Promise to all our children, young people, adults and families
A child friendly version of the Scottish Government's Promise Implementation Plan.
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Safeguarding children in the justice system
Bill to end under-18s being placed in young offenders institutions.
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Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
An assessment of the impact of the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill on children’s rights and wellbeing.
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Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: equality impact assessment
An equality impact assessment (EQIA) for the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill.
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Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: data protection impact assessment
A data protection impact assessment (DPIA)for the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill.
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Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: summary - easy read
An easy-to-read summary of the key changes that the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill makes for children and young people.
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Additional Support for Learning review action plan: second progress report
Progress report from the Scottish Government and COSLA providing an update on work undertaken since November 2021 and summarising the actions to be taken to deliver the recommendations from the review of implementation of additional support for learning.
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Additional Support for Learning review: action plan - November 2022 update
An updated Additional Support for Learning (ASL) action plan, setting out the progress made since November 2021, to deliver against the recommendations made by the review of implementation of additional support for learning.
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Scotland, the best place to grow up – making it real through rights: easy read
Child-friendly version of the report setting out progress made in children's rights in Scotland since 2016.
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Embedding children's rights: position statement
The report sets out the progress made in relation to children's rights in Scotland since 2016.
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National Care Service - social work: contextual paper
Describes the current status of social work in Scotland. It is part of a collection of papers, setting out key information about social care and related areas in Scotland linked to the development of the National Care Service.
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No One Left Behind: equality impact assessment - update summary
No One Left Behind is our approach to transforming employment support in Scotland. It aims to deliver a system that is more tailored and responsive to the needs of people of all ages, especially those who are disadvantaged in the labour market.
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Creating Hope Together - suicide prevention strategy and action plan: island communities impact assessment
Island communities impact assessment (ICIA) for Scotland's suicide prevention strategy and action plan.
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Creating Hope Together - suicide prevention strategy 2022 to 2032: easy read
Easy read version of Scotland's Suicide Prevention Strategy - Creating Hope Together - 2022 to 2025.
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National Care Service evidence paper: children's social services - easy read
This easy read summary provides an overview of social services provided to children and families in Scotland. It forms one of a collection of contextual papers about social care and related areas in Scotland.
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Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2020/21
Information on attainment, leaver destinations, attendance and exclusions for school leavers in Scotland who were looked after during the 2020/21 school year.
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Early learning and childcare - 2 year old project: data protection impact assessment
The Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for the the regulations which will allow for a data sharing agreement in regards to funded ELC provision for 2 year-olds, between the UK Government, Scottish Government, and Scottish local authorities.
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Suicide prevention strategy and action plan drafts: consultation
Consultation on drafts of a new suicide prevention strategy and action plan for Scotland.
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Improving outcomes for children, young people and families: review of Children’s Services Plans and strategic engagement activity
Summary review of children’s services plans for 2020 to 2023, in line with the Children and Young Peoples (Scotland) Act 2014, statutory guidance part 3. Highlighting key strengths, areas for development and details from strategic engagement with local children’s services planning strategic leads.
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Helping families stay together
Keeping the Promise.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Children and Families Collective Leadership Group - holistic family support: vision and blueprint for change
Group vision and blueprint for change for holistic whole family support in Scotland.
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Improving our understanding of child poverty in rural and island Scotland: research
Building on the "Poverty in rural Scotland: evidence review" (December 2021), SRUC were commissioned to undertake the research project, “Improving our understanding of child poverty in rural and island Scotland”.
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Tackling child poverty delivery plan: fourth year progress report 2021 to 2022
The fourth annual progress report for 'Every child, every chance: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2018-2022'.
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National Care Service - children's social services: overview
Overview of social services provided to children and families in Scotland. It forms one of a collection of contextual papers about social care and related areas in Scotland, linking to the National Care Service consultation.
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Equally Safe - short life delivery plan: summer 2022 to autumn 2023
A refresh of the Equally Safe Delivery Plan outlining the joint commitment of the Scottish Government and COSLA to preventing and eradicating all forms of violence against women and girls and tackling the underpinning attitudes that perpetuate it.
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The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Reports on Use of Places of Safety) Regulations 2022: EQIA
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) considering the equality implications of Regulations being laid which specify the information to be included in reports on the use of the place of safety power contained in section 28 of the Act, which are to be prepared by Scottish Ministers under section 32 of the Act.
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The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Reports on Use of Places of Safety) Regulations 2022: BRIA
This business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) considers the impact on businesses and consumers of Regulations being laid which specify the information to be included in reports on the use of the place of safety power contained in section 28 of the Act, which are prepared by the Scottish Ministers.
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The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Reports on Use of Places of Safety) Regulations 2022: CRWIA stage 3
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) which assesses the implications for children of Regulations being laid which specify the information to be included in reports on the use of the place of safety power contained in section 28 of the Act, which are to be prepared by the Scottish Ministers.
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Children's advocacy in children's hearings - national scheme: good practice and issues arising
Progress report on the implementation of the children's hearings advocacy provision in the first year March 2020 to March 2021.
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Keeping the Promise - implementation plan: fairer Scotland duty impact assessment
Fairer Scotland duty assessment for the Keeping the Promise implementation plan.
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Keeping the Promise - implementation plan: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment screening
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) screening sheet for the Keeping the Promise implementation plan.
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Keeping the Promise - implementation plan: islands communities impact assessment screening
Islands communities impact assessment (ICIA) screening for the Keeping the Promise implementation plan.
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Keeping the Promise - implementation plan: equalities position statement
Equalities position statement for the Keeping the Promise implementation plan.
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Foster carers appeal
Bid to increase numbers.
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Cross-Border Placements Regulations: island communities impact assessment
Island communities impact assessment (ICIA) for the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) Regulations 2022.
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Cross-Border Placements Regulations: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) for the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) Regulations 2022.
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Cross-Border Placements Regulations: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) for the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) Regulations 2022.
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Cross-Border Placements Regulations: business and regulatory impact assessment
Business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) for the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) Regulations 2022
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Born into care in Scotland: circumstances, recurrence and pathways
The report was commissioned as it is important to understand more about the circumstances in which removal of babies shortly after birth takes place in Scotland, and the work undertaken with parents to prevent separation where possible, and the children’s pathways and permanence outcomes.
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Children's care and justice – possible changes to the law: consultation - easy read
The Scottish Government would like your views on how we can protect and support children. This is especially those in conflict with the law.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Advisory Sub-Group on Education and Children's Issues - children, schools, early learning and childcare settings - evidence summary
Summary report of the evidence on children, schools, early learning and childcare settings and transmission from COVID-19.
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Transforming the care system
Actions to deliver The Promise by 2030.
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Keeping the Promise implementation plan
The Promise implementation plan sets out our actions and commitments to Keep the Promise for care experienced children, young people and their families. It contributes to our ambition for every child in Scotland to grow up loved, safe and respected so that they realise their full potential.
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Children's Care and Justice Bill - policy proposals: consultation
This consultation covers potential legislative reforms to promote and advance the rights of children in the care and justice systems and people who have been harmed.
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Children's Social Work Statistics, Scotland 2020-21
Children's Social Work Statistics for Scotland for 2020 to 2021, including data on children and young people looked after, on the child protection register and in secure care accommodation.
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SAAS Care Experienced Students Bursary (CESB) - Higher Education (HE) students: timing of payments - equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) on the introduction of offering students in receipt of the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) care-experienced bursary the choice to receive their bursary payments over 12 months rather than term time.
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Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education
Report provided to Scottish Ministers by Professor Ken Muir on the replacement of the Scottish Qualifications Authority, reform of Education Scotland and removal of its inspection function.
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Historical adoption practices
Support for women and families affected.
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Bairns' Hoose: project plan
This project plan sets out the steps we will take to meet our Programme for Government Commitment which aims to ensure that all eligible children in Scotland will have access to a ‘Bairns’ Hoose’ by 2025.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on children and young people: children's rights and wellbeing assessment
Children's rights and wellbeing assessment (CRWIA) providing an update on the evidence of the impact of COVID-19 restrictions and the wider pandemic on babies, children and young people.
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Helping care experienced families
Immediate cash support announced.
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Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation: human rights impact assessment
Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) for the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation.
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Prevention of homelessness duties: consultation
Joint Scottish Government and COSLA consultation on the proposals for new prevention of homelessness duties. This consultation creates an opportunity for individuals and organisations to have their say on changes to the homelessness system in Scotland.
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Caring for our children and young people: corporate parenting update 2018 to 2021
Second national report on corporate parenting by Scottish Ministers. In this 2018 to 2021 report, we provide an overview of corporate parents’ activities over the last three years, and how they have delivered their duties to support children and young people with care experience.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – next of kin
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on the process and requirements for next of kin applications.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance - assessment framework
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. The assessment framework will be used by Redress Scotland to assist in making determinations on redress payment levels for individually assessed applications.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – evidential requirements and determinations by Redress Scotland
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on the evidential requirements for the scheme.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – reimbursement of costs and expenses
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on the reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred in connection with an application for redress.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – nominated beneficiaries
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on nominated beneficiaries.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – annual reports by Redress Scheme contributors
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on the wider redress reporting requirements for those organisations which contribute to the scheme.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – payments to children
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on the factors to be taken in to consideration when making payments to children.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – waiver, contributions and other routes to redress
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on the waiver, the contributions element of the scheme and other routes to redress which applicants may want to consider.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – reviews
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on the reviews process.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – making oral representations
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on making oral representations to Redress Scotland.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance - eligibility
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on the eligibility criteria of the scheme.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – applicants with convictions for serious offences
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on the process, procedure and factors to be taken into consideration where an applicant has a relevant criminal conviction for a serious offence.
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Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – pausing, withdrawing and making more than one application
Statutory guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme. This guidance provides further information on when an applicant can pause, withdraw or make more than one redress application.
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Drug and alcohol services - improving holistic family support
This paper seeks to provide a framework, in line with the national drug/alcohol strategy Rights, Respect and Recovery (RRR) and linked policy initiatives for the development of a consistent approach for families affected by substance use.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) domestic vaccine certification: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) considering the ways which the domestic Covid vaccine certification scheme may engage the rights of children and young people protected under the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Assessment of wellbeing - draft statutory guidance: consultation
This consultation paper is for the public consultation on draft statutory guidance on assessment of wellbeing, as required in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
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Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation: fairer Scotland duty assessment
Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment (FSD) for the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation.
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Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Children's Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) for the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation.
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The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation: Equality Impact Assessment
Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) for the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation.
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Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation: human rights impact assessment
Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) for the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation.
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Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation: data protection impact assessment - legislative
Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation.
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The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation: BRIA
Business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) for the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 and relevant secondary legislation.
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National Trauma Training Programme: workforce survey 2021
Main findings from an online survey of the Scottish workforce exploring awareness and attitudes to psychological trauma and trauma-informed practice. The survey was carried out by the Improvement Service as part of the National Trauma Training Programme.
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Children and young people - national neurodevelopmental specification: principles and standards of care
Seven standards for services to support children and young people who have neurodevelopmental profiles with support needs and require more support than currently available.
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Keeping families together
Reducing the number of children in care.
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A National Care Service for Scotland consultation: easy read
An easy read version of the National Care Service consultation paper.
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Summer offer for children and young people - 'Get Into Summer' programme: CRWIA stage 3
This child rights and wellbeing impact assessment concerns the £20 million summer offer for children and young people, one of the Scottish Government's 100 Days commitments.
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Summer offer for children and young people - 'Get Into Summer' programme: CRWIA stage 1
This child rights and wellbeing impact assessment concerns the £20 million summer offer for children and young people, one of the Scottish Government's 100 Days commitments.
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Summer offer for children and young people - 'Get Into Summer' programme: equality impact assessment
This EQIA concerns the £20 million summer offer for children and young people, one of the Scottish Government's 100 Days commitments.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) reducing risks in schools guidance for back to school arrangements: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment - August 2021
Updated Reducing risks in schools guidance (version 6.0) has been developed in consultation with the COVID-19 Education Recovery Group (CERG) and with the advice of the Advisory Sub-Group on Education and Children’s Issues. This document considers the impact of this guidance on the rights and wellbeing of children and young people.
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Keeping brothers and sisters together
New rules to protect sibling relationships for children in care.
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The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Nigeria (Scotland) Order 2021: FSD Assessment
A special restriction on intercountry adoptions from Nigeria has been implemented due to significant child safeguarding concerns about practices and procedures in the Nigerian intercountry adoption system.
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The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Nigeria (Scotland) Order 2021: EQIA Results
A special restriction on intercountry adoptions from Nigeria has been implemented due to significant child safeguarding concerns about practices and procedures in the Nigerian intercountry adoption system.
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The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Nigeria (Scotland) Order 2021: CRWIA 3
A special restriction on intercountry adoptions from Nigeria has been implemented due to significant child safeguarding concerns about practices and procedures in the Nigerian intercountry adoption system.
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The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Nigeria (Scotland) Order 2021: CRWIA 1
A special restriction on intercountry adoptions from Nigeria has been implemented due to significant child safeguarding concerns about practices and procedures in the Nigerian intercountry adoption system.
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Driving change in the ‘care system’
Launch of The Promise Partnership Fund.
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Climate Change - Net Zero Nation: draft public engagement strategy - consultation
This draft public engagement strategy sets out our overarching framework for engaging the people of Scotland in the transition to a net zero nation which is prepared for the effects of our changing climate.
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Education Outcomes for Looked After Children, 2018-19
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland
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£11.6 million for looked after children
Funding provided for targeted projects.
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600 adoption matches made
Milestone reached as adoption support website launched.
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Care experienced young people have their voices heard
First Minister has met 1,000 young people with experience of care.
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Greater protection for care leavers welcomed
Measures on preventing homelessness.
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Further support for looked after children
Funding provided for targeted programmes.
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Child trafficking guardians: consultation
A consultation on the implementation of Section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015: the appointment and role of independent child trafficking guardians.
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Families and community learning
Funding to improve the lives of children and young people.
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Children's social work statistics 2017-2018
The latest data on children and young people looked after, on the child protection register and in secure care.
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Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019: consultation analysis
Summary of responses to our consultation on the Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019 made under the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
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Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019: consultation
Consultation on the draft of The Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019 which will increase the higher age limit for persons eligible for continuing care from twenty to twenty-one years of age from April 2019.
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Improving support for children and carers
Review Group’s recommendations welcomed.
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Young people take on mental health
Commission to research services for children and adolescents.
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Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018: consultation
Consultation on the draft of the Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018.
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Unaccompanied child refugees
Joint letter to UK Minister for Immigration.
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Looked after children: education outcomes 2015-2016
Report on the attainment and post-school destinations of looked after children.
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Launch of independent Care Review
Members appointed to improve life for young people in care.
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Children's social work statistics Scotland 2015-2016
The latest data on children and young people looked after, on the child protection register and in secure care.
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Children's Social Work Statistics 2015-16
A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Foster care: glossary of placement descriptions
National placement descriptors for care planning, as created by the Foster Care Review Implementation short life working group.