Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026: practice guidance, notice and undertaking template

Annex C

List of all relevant persons to be informed

1. The Health Board in the area in which the child is to be placed

There are 14 regional NHS Health Boards in Scotland. Notifications should be sent to the Chief Executive of the relevant NHS Health Board. An overview of which local authorities are covered by each of the 14 NHS Health Boards along with the email address of the Chief Executive’s Office can be found below.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran

• Covers: East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, and South Ayrshire
• Chief Executive email address: aa-uhb.ceo@aapct.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Borders

• Covers: Scottish Borders
• Chief Executive email address: Gareth.clinkscale@nhs.scot

NHS Dumfries and Galloway

• Covers: Dumfries and Galloway
• Chief Executive email address: dg.chief-executive@nhs.scot

NHS Fife

• Covers: Fife
• Chief Executive email address: fife.chiefexecutive@nhs.scot

NHS Forth Valley

• Covers: Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, and Stirling
• Chief Executive email address: fv.chief.executive@nhs.scot

NHS Grampian

• Covers: City of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and Moray
• Chief Executive email address: gram.grampianchiefexecutive@nhs.scot

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

• Covers: Glasgow City, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, and West Dunbartonshire
• Chief Executive email address: Jann.Gardner@nhs.scot

NHS Highland

• Covers: Highland, and Argyll and Bute
• Chief Executive email address: fiona.davies5@nhs.scot

NHS Lanarkshire

• Covers: North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire
• Chief Executive email address: chiefexecutive.nhsl@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Lothian

• Covers: City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, and West Lothian
• Chief Executive email address: caroline.hiscox@nhs.scot

NHS Orkney

• Covers: Orkney Islands
• Chief Executive email address: james.goodyear@nhs.scot

NHS Shetland

• Covers: Shetland Islands
• Chief Executive email address: brian.chittick@nhs.scot

NHS Tayside

• Covers: Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
• Chief Executive email address: nicky.connor@nhs.scot

NHS Western Isles

• Covers: Outer Hebrides (Na h-Eileanan Siar)
• Chief Executive email address: Elaine.Mackay3@nhs.scot

2. The registered manager of the residential care setting in which the child is to be placed

The registered manager of the residential care setting holds primary responsibility for ensuring that the health, safety, and wellbeing of all children in their care are actively promoted and protected. This includes children from elsewhere in the UK.

• Details of registered residential care home settings, including the name and contact details of the registered manager, are available on the Care Inspectorate website.

3. The Chief Social Work Officer of the local authority in which the child is to be placed

The Chief Social Work Officer (CSWO) in Scotland has overall professional responsibility for the quality and standards of social work services within their local authority area, including services for looked after children. There are 32 local authorities in Scotland, and each has an appointed CSWO.

The CSWO Contact List is updated monthly and can be accessed here: CSWO Contact List.

4. Any person acting for the time being as the Chief Education Officer in the local authority in which the child is to be placed

There are 32 Local Authorities in Scotland. Notifications should be sent to the Chief Education Officer of the relevant Scottish Local Authority. The email address of the Chief Education Officer for each Local Authority area can be found below.

Aberdeen City Council

• cswo_admin@aberdeencity.gov.uk

Aberdeenshire Council

• education@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Angus Council

• LowdenN@angus.gov.uk

Argyll And Bute Council

• education.asl@argyll-bute.gov.uk

City of Edinburgh Council

• Jackie.Reid2@edinburgh.gov.uk

Clackmannanshire Council

• cbruce@clacks.gov.uk

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

• michael.stewart@cne-siar.gov.uk

Dumfries and Galloway Council

• ExecutiveDirectorEducationSkillsCommunityWellbeing@dumgal.gov.uk

Dundee City Council

• paul.fleming@dundeecity.gov.uk

East Ayrshire Council

• linda.mcaulay-griffiths@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

East Dunbartonshire Council

• greg.bremner@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

East Lothian Council

• chiefeducation@eastlothian.gov.uk.

East Renfrewshire Council

• educationresponse@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk

Falkirk Council

• Director.EducationServices@falkirk.gov.uk

Fife Council

• donald.macleod@fife.gov.uk

Glasgow City Council

• InclusionTeam@glasgow.gov.uk

Inverclyde Council

• admin.educationhq@inverclyde.gov.uk

Midlothian Council

• Education.Services@midlothian.gov.uk

North Ayrshire Council

• lindsaymorris@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

North Lanarkshire Council

• efmanagementsupport@northlan.gov.uk

Orkney Islands Council

• james.wylie@orkney.gov.uk

Perth and Kinross Council

• ELStrategicSupport@pkc.gov.uk

Renfrewshire Council

• csdirector@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Scottish Borders Council

• chiefeducationofficer@scotborders.gov.uk

Shetland Islands Council

• Education.SocialServices@shetland.gov.uk

South Ayrshire Council

• EdServicesRegistration@south-ayrshire.gov.uk

South Lanarkshire Council

• lyndsay.mcroberts@southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Stirling Council

• educ-comments@stirling.gov.uk

The Highland Council

• Fiona.grant1@highland.gov.uk

The Moray Council

• education@moray.gov.uk

West Dunbartonshire Council

• gillian.hamilton@west-dunbarton.gov.uk

West Lothian Council

• Greg.Welsh@westlothian.gov.uk

5. The Scottish Ministers

The Children’s Residential Care Unit and Caregivers Unit act on behalf of Scottish Ministers in relation to cross-border placements into residential care.

Notification to the Scottish Ministers should be sent to the Children's Residential Care Unit and Caregivers Unit: crossborderplacements@gov.scot

6. Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland ('the Care Inspectorate')

The Care Inspectorate is the national regulator for care services in Scotland, with a statutory duty to ensure services, including children’s residential care homes, meet required standards of quality and safety.

Notifications should be sent to: crossborderplacement@careinspectorate.gov.scot

7. Police Scotland

Police Scotland have a statutory role in protecting children from harm, including those who are looked after and placed in residential care in Scotland. Police Scotland works in partnership with local authorities, Health Boards, care providers, and other safeguarding agencies to prevent risks to a child’s safety and wellbeing.

Notification should be sent to the relevant Risk and Concern Hub. Police Scotland operates 13 Risk and Concern Hubs across Scotland. These hubs are embedded within each of the territorial policing divisions and serve as multi-agency coordination points for safeguarding concerns involving children and young people. Each hub corresponds to a Police Scotland division, covering specific geographic areas:

A Division (North East Hub)

• Covers: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray
• NorthEastConcernHub@scotland.police.uk

C Division (Forth Valley Hub)

• Covers: Stirling, Clackmannanshire, and Falkirk
• ForthValleyConcernHub@scotland.police.uk

D Division (Tayside Hub)

• Covers: Angus, Dundee City, Perth and Kinross
• TaysideConcernHub@scotland.police.uk

E Division (Edinburgh Hub)

• Covers: Edinburgh City
• EdinburghConcernHub@scotland.police.uk

G Division (Greater Glasgow Hub)

• Covers: Glasgow City, East Dunbartonshire, and East Renfrewshire
• GreaterGlasgowConcernHub@scotland.police.uk

J Division (Lothian and Scottish Borders Hub)

• Covers: West Lothian, Midlothian, East Lothian, and Scottish Borders
• LothianScotBordersConcernHub@scotland.police.uk

K Division (Renfrewshire Inverclyde Hub)

• Covers: Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
• RenfrewshireInverclydeConcernHub@scotland.police.uk

L Division (Argyll Dunbartonshire Hub)

• Covers: Argyll and Bute, and West Dunbartonshire
• ArgyllDunbartonshireConcernHub@scotland.police.uk

N Division (Highlands and Islands Hub)

• Covers: Highlands, Orkney, Shetland Islands, and Western Isles
• Highlandislandsconcernhub@scotland.police.uk

P Division (Fife Hub)

• Covers: Fife
• FifeConcernHub@scotland.police.uk

Q Division (Lanarkshire Hub)

• Covers: North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire
• LanarkshireConcernHub@scotland.police.uk

U Division (Ayrshire Hub)

• Covers: North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, and South Ayrshire
• AyrshireConcernHub@scotland.police.uk

V Divisio n (Dumfries and Galloway Hub)

• Covers: Dumfries and Galloway
• DumfriesGallowayConcernHub@scotland.police.uk