Bairns' Hoose - pathfinder phase: delivery plan 2025 to 2027

Annex's

Table of Bairns’ Hoose partnerships

Partnership

Aberdeen City Partnership

Type

Pathfinder

Local Authority

Aberdeen City Council

Health Board

Grampian

Police Division

A

Partnership

Aberdeenshire Partnership

Type

Pathfinder

Local Authority

Aberdeenshire Council

Health Board

Grampian

Police Division

A

Partnership

Tayside Partnership

Type

Pathfinder

Local Authority

Angus Council, Dundee City Council, and Perth and Kinross Council

Health Board

Tayside

Police Division

D

Partnership

Outer Hebrides Partnership

Type

Pathfinder

Local Authority

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Health Board

Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)

Police Division

N

Partnership

North Strathclyde Partnership

Type

Pathfinder

Local Authority

East Dunbartonshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, Renfrewshire Council, and Inverclyde Council

Health Board

Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Police Division

G, K

Partnership

Fife Partnership

Type

Pathfinder

Local Authority

Fife Council

Health Board

Fife

Police Division

P

Partnership

Sycamore Partnership

Type

Affiliate

Local Authority

City of Edinburgh Council, East Lothian Council, and Midlothian Council

Health Board

Lothian

Police Division

E, J

Partnership

Dumfries and Galloway Partnership

Type

Affiliate

Local Authority

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Health Board

Dumfries and Galloway

Police Division

V

Partnership

Ayrshire Partnership

Type

Affiliate

Local Authority

East Ayrshire Council, South Ayrshire Council, and North Ayrshire Council

Health Board

Ayrshire and Arran

Police Division

U

Partnership

Highland Partnership

Type

Affiliate

Local Authority

Highland Council

Health Board

Highland

Police Division

N

Partnership

Argyll and Bute Partnership

Type

Development Area

Local Authority

Argyll and Bute Council

Health Board

Highland

Police Division

L

Partnership

Forth Valley Partnership

Type

Development Area

Local Authority

Clackmannanshire Council, Falkirk Council, and Stirling Council

Health Board

Forth Valley

Police Division

C

Partnership

Glasgow City Partnership

Type

Development Area

Local Authority

Glasgow City Council

Health Board

Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Police Division

G

Partnership

Moray Partnership

Type

Development Area

Local Authority

Moray Council

Health Board

Grampian

Police Division

A

Partnership

Lanarkshire Partnership

Type

Development Area

Local Authority

North Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council

Health Board

Lanarkshire

Police Division

Q

Partnership

Scottish Borders Partnership

Type

Development Area

Local Authority

Scottish Borders Council

Health Board

Borders

Police Division

J

Partnership

Shetland Islands Partnership

Type

Development Area

Local Authority

Shetland Islands Council

Health Board

Shetland

Police Division

N

Partnership

West Dunbartonshire Partnership

Type

Development Area

Local Authority

West Dunbartonshire Council

Health Board

Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Police Division

L

Partnership

West Lothian Partnership

Type

Development Area

Local Authority

West Lothian Council

Health Board

Lothian

Police Division

J

Partnership

Orkney Islands SCIM Partnership

Type

SCIM Partnership

Local Authority

Orkney Islands Council

Health Board

Orkney

Police Division

N

This table covers statutory partners within the partnerships. Partnerships also include the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA), Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service (SCTS), third sector and education representatives.

Children First, a third sector organisation, co-lead the North Strathclyde Partnership and lead the Scottish Borders Partnership.

B Bairns’ Hoose programme governance structure

The Bairns' Hoose Pathfinder Programme operates through a structured governance framework comprising six key functions, each with distinct responsibilities and interconnected relationships.

Scottish Ministers

• Role: Scottish Ministers have ultimate responsibility for the programme and take key policy and delivery related decisions.

Scottish Government Portfolio and Accountable Officers (Education, Justice and Health)

• Role: responsible for the feasibility, deliverability and sustainability of the Bairns’ Hoose Programme. The Accountable Officer for Education is the Chair of the Group, and will undertake to keeping the other Accountable Officers updated and informed on the workings of the Group and wider programme, as part of their core responsibilities as Accountable Officer.
• Members: Scottish Government Portfolio and Accountable Officers (Education, Justice and Health)
• Advises: Scottish Ministers

National Bairns’ Hoose Implementation Group

• Role: National Bairns’ Hoose Implementation Group: provides operational input and strategic advice to implementation and delivery
• Advises: Scottish Ministers and Bairns’ Hoose Cross-Portfolio Assurance Group and Bairns’ Hoose programme team
• Reports to: Scottish Government Portfolio Accountable Officers (Education and Justice and Health) through the Group’s chair
• Members: Representatives from Pathfinder and Affiliate partnerships, national justice organisations, health services, social work, local authorities, the Promise Network and Scottish Government officials

Working Groups

• Role: To provide deep-dive expertise on specific areas of work intended to support the delivery of Bairns’ Hoose
• Members: Exact membership to be determined dependent on the expertise required for each group
• Advises: National Bairns’ Hoose Implementation Group and Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinder programme team
• Reports to: National Bairns’ Hoose Implementation Group and Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinder programme team

Scottish Government Bairns’ Hoose Cross-Portfolio Assurance Group

• Role: This Group provides oversight, challenge, and direction to the Bairns’ Hoose Unit and Bairns’ Hoose programme team.
• Members: Scottish Government Bairns’ Hoose Cross-Portfolio Assurance Group consist of Senior Civil Servants from health, justice and social work.
• Reports to: Scottish Ministers

Scottish Government Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinder project team

• Role: Responsible for specific items and milestones contained within the Bairns’ Hoose Project plan
• Members: Expertise across analytical, policy and practice, fund management, improvement service, and knowledge exchange tasked with the delivery of the Bairns’ Hoose Project plan.
• Advises: Working Groups and Accountable Officers
• Reports to: Bairns’ Hoose Cross-Portfolio Assurance Group

This structure creates a comprehensive governance framework where policy direction flows from Scottish Ministers, resource accountability sits with Portfolio Accountable Officers, and operational delivery is coordinated through multiple interconnected groups with clear reporting and advisory relationships.