Looked after children
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The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026: Practice Guidance, Notice and Undertaking Template
Guidance primarily for local authorities in England and Wales and Health and Social Care Trusts or Education Authorities in Northern Ireland which are involved in the placing of children into residential care homes and foster care in Scotland.
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Creating opportunities for care experienced young people
First Minister announces funding on anniversary of ‘The Promise’.
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Improved support for kinship carers
Amendments to Children (Care, Care Experience, and Services Planning) Bill.
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Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA)
This child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) assesses the potential impact of the Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 on children’s rights under the UNCRC and their wellbeing, using the SHANARRI indicators.
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Care Leaver Payment: response to SCoSS Scrutiny of draft regulations
Letter from Ms Don-Innes, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, to the chair of the Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS) detailing the Scottish Government’s response to SCoSS’ scrutiny report of the draft Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026.
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Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) for the Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 which will provide for a new scheme called the Care Leaver Payment. This will provide a one-off £2000 payment to young people moving from care, with the intention of helping to reduce some of the financial barriers they face whilst moving into adulthood.
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Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026: island communities impact assessment
This island communities impact assessment (ICIA) has been undertaken to consider whether the Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 is likely to have any effect on island communities that is significantly different to its effect on other communities (including other island communities).
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Care home and 'care at home' service providers - FOISA extension: consultation - easy read version
Easy read version of our consultation asking whether Freedom of Information (FOISA) laws should apply to care home and care at home services run by private businesses and charities.
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Care home and 'care at home' service providers - FOISA extension: consultation
This consultation seeks views on whether Freedom of Information law should be extended to cover private and third sector (i.e. voluntary and not-for-profit) providers of care home and 'care at home' providers in Scotland.
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Scotland's Vision for Kinship Care: Our Offer of Support for Families - For engagement and consultation
Kinship care plays an essential role in delivering The Promise, this draft vision for kinship care in Scotland and offer of support is informed by research, the lived experience and local partners, including work by the Kinship Care Collaborative.
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Keeping the Promise - health and wellbeing of care experienced children and young people: longitudinal quantitative evidence review
A report by the Promise Data and Evidence Group, exploring how longitudinal quantitative data can support monitoring the health and wellbeing of Scotland’s care experienced children and young people.
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Exploring qualitative outcomes to support progress towards keeping the promise
A report by the Qualitative sub-group of the Promise Data and Evidence Group, summarising findings from work to develop outcomes for the relevant Vision Statements that could be indicated in qualitative data.
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Undertaking domestic homicide and suicide reviews: draft statutory guidance - consultation
We are consulting on our draft statutory guidance that will support the undertaking of domestic homicide and suicide reviews in Scotland which are expected to commence on 1 April 2026. The responses received will help to further refine the statutory guidance prior to publication.
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Financial transparency and profit limitation in children's residential care: consultation analysis
Report produced by external analysts on the results from the financial transparency and profit limitation in children's residential care consultation.
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The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026: Data Protection Impact Assessment
Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026
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The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026: Equality Impact Assessment
Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) for The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026
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The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026: Island Communities Impact Assessment
Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) for The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026
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The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026: Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment
Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) for The Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026
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First Children's Rights Scheme: child friendly version
Child friendly version of the first children's rights scheme as required under section 15 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.
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First Children's Rights Scheme
First children's rights scheme as required under section 15 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.
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Attainment Scotland Fund evaluation: case study research 2025
This qualitative research was designed to provide more detailed insight into the experiences and perceptions of staff working in (or with) the case study schools in relation to the implementation and impact of the Attainment Scotland Fund (ASF), to complement the quantitative data gathered in the school survey.
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Secure bed capacity
Laying the foundations of a more sustainable and resilient care system.
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Future of foster care: consultation analysis – updated final report
Updated final report analysing the results of our public consultation on the Future of Fostering in Scotland which ran from 24 October 2024 to 6 February 2025.
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Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (draft): policy note
These documents are the DRAFTS of The Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 and accompanying policy note.
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National Missing Persons Framework for Scotland 2025
The National Missing Persons Framework for Scotland (2025) provides updated roles and responsibilities of respective agencies, standardising key practice from a wealth of good practice across Scotland, that aims to help and safeguard those who go missing through multi-agency working.
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Scottish Islands Data Overview (2025)
The Scottish Islands Data Dashboard has been updated following a review of available data. This report summarises the findings. It highlights changes between data available in 2025 and data first collated in 2023 and gives an overview of longer term trends in Scotland's Islands.
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Financial Transparency and Profit Limitation in Children's Residential Care: business and regulatory impact assessment
This is a partial impact assessment to support the ongoing development of, and consultation on, the financial transparency and profit limitation measures in Children's Residential Care brought forward by the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill.
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The Promise Data and Evidence Group 12 Month Work Programme
The Promise Data and Evidence Group’s work programme for June 2025 and June 2026, to bring together analysts from across organisations to improve the data infrastructure and shape long-term research priorities.
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Children's residential care - financial transparency and profit limitation: consultation
This consultation relates to provisions made in the Children and Young People (Care and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill, which was introduced to Parliament on 17 June 2025. The consultation is to collect views on financial transparency and profit limitation provisions.
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Cross-Border Placements (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2022: practice guidance, notice and undertaking template
Guidance primarily for local authority staff in England / Wales and any Health and Social Care Trust staff in Northern Ireland involved in the placing of children into Scottish residential care under a Deprivation of Liberty (DOL) order. It includes a Notice and Undertaking template.
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Age assessment practice guidance for Scotland
Good practice guidance to support social workers, their managers and others involved in undertaking and contributing to age assessments in Scotland.
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Age assessment practice guidance for Scotland: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
This child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) considers the need to update guidance with advice on conducting brief enquiry age assessments.
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Developing a universal definition of care experience: consultation analysis
An analysis of views shared in our consultation on the need for a universal definition of ‘care experience’ and the language of care.
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Scotland's Redress Scheme: combined annual report 2025
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 (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: islands community impact assessment
Islands impact assessment for the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
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Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
CRWIA for the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill.
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Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: consumer duty statement
Consumer Duty Assessment for the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
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Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: equality impact assessment
An equality impact assessment for the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill.
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Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: fairer Scotland duty statement
Fairer Scotland duty assessment for the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
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More support for care-experienced young people
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) Bill published.
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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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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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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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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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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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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
This guidance has been superseded by a 2025 version.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Foster carers appeal
Bid to increase numbers.
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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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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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Historical adoption practices
Support for women and families affected.
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Helping care experienced families
Immediate cash support announced.
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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 - 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 – 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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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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Keeping families together
Reducing the number of children in care.
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Keeping brothers and sisters together
New rules to protect sibling relationships for children in care.
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Driving change in the ‘care system’
Launch of The Promise Partnership Fund.
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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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Families and community learning
Funding to improve the lives of children and young people.
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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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Unaccompanied child refugees
Joint letter to UK Minister for Immigration.
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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 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.