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.
Closed
This consultation closed 6 October 2025.
View this consultation on consult.gov.scot, including responses once published.
Consultation analysis
Questions on overarching principles
Q1: Do you agree that the provisions outlined should cover both children’s residential care home services and residential schools provided by persons other than a local authority? Yes/No
Can you give reasons for this?
Q2: Do you agree that both Not-for-Profit and Private services should be included in these proposals?
Is there anyone else we would need to capture?
Can you give reasons for this?
Q3: Should the Bill provisions also cover other services such as secure care? Yes/No
Can you give reasons for this?