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Updated practitioner guidance on kinship care assistance in Scotland
Year: 2024 | Topic:
Kinship care, Legislation | Author: Scottish Government
The Scottish Government along with partners in the Kinship Care Collaborative have produced updated guidance for Part 13 of the Children and …
Guidance on taking a children’s human rights approach
Year: 2024 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: The Scottish Government
The purpose of this guidance, issued by the Scottish Government, is to provide information and resources to support public authorities and ot…
A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Parliament’s Education, Children and Young People Committee’s inquiry into Additional Support for Learning (ASL)
Year: 2023 | Topic:
Education, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Linda O'Neill
CELCIS's response, based on research evidence, practice experience, and feedback from longstanding cross organisational networks, maintains a…
Children's Services Reform Research Concluding report
Year: 2023 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: CELCIS
This concluding report, published in December 2023, brings together key themes and learning from across the study’s findings and determines t…
Children's Services Reform Research study: Scotland’s Children’s Services Landscape: The Views and Experiences of the Children’s Services Workforce
Year: 2023 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: CELCIS
This final part of the Children’s Services Reform Research study explores the experiences of people working to support children, young people…
A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s consultation on A Human Rights Bill for Scotland
Year: 2023 | Topic:
Active implementation, Legislation | Author: Katherine Anderson
This short response draws on the evidence developed for our comprehensive response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the United Na…
Children's Services Reform Research study: Mapping Integration and Outcomes Across Scotland: A Statistical Analysis
Year: 2023 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: CELCIS
For the third strand of the Children's Services Reform Research study, we have looked at whether there is an association between the approach…
Children's Services Reform Research study: Case Studies of Transformational Reform Programmes
Year: 2023 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: CELCIS
For the second strand of the Children's Service Reform Research study, we have developed six cases studies of a range of approaches to transf…
Children Services Reform Research study: Rapid Evidence Review
Year: 2023 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: CELCIS
This Rapid Evidence Review is the first strand of work within the Children’s Services Reform Research study. We gathered, analysed and synthe…
A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s ‘Prescribing the minimum annual number of learning hours: consultation’
Year: 2023 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Education, Legislation | Author: Michael Bettencourt
A perspective on the potential impact on care experienced learners and the education workforce of a proposal to prescribe the number of learn…
A response from CELCIS to the Education, Children and Young People Committee’s call for views on the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill, Sections 24 and 25.
Year: 2023 | Topic:
Children's hearings system, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Kate MacKinnon
CELCIS has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s Education, Children and Young People Committee’s call for views on the Children (Care and J…
A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘A new Suicide Prevention Strategy for Scotland’
Year: 2022 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Kate Mackinnon
We have responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘A new Suicide Prevention Strategy for Scotland’. We welcome the attention to …
A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s call for views on the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Year: 2022 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: CELCIS
This short response to the Committee draws on the evidence and expertise developed for CELCIS’ comprehensive response to the Scottish Governm…
A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee’s call for views on Scotland's public finances
Year: 2022 | Topic:
Legislation, Local authority | Author: Kate Mackinnon
CELCIS’s response to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee’s call for views on Scotland's public finances in …
The Scottish Government’s Promise implementation plan 2022
Year: 2022 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: The Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has produced an implementation plan setting out what it will do to Keep The Promise by 2030. This plan complements Th…
A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s stakeholder consultation on ‘Assessment of Wellbeing (GIRFEC)’ statutory guidance
Year: 2022 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Thomson
As Scotland’s national approach to improving outcomes and supporting the wellbeing all children and young people, GIRFEC is rights-based and …
A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s policy position paper: Cross-border placements of children and young people into residential care in Scotland
Year: 2022 | Topic:
Children's hearings system, Legislation, Residential care | Author: Lizzie Thomson
In our response to the Scottish Government's recent policy position paper, we provide feedback on proposals concerning the recognition of Dep…
Introductory guidance to implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Year: 2021 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: The Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has issued guidance around children’s rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in …
Stand Up For Siblings Research into Practice Online Event
Year: 2021 | Topic:
Legislation, Voices of young people, Siblings | Author: Stand Up for Siblings
Gillian Henderson, Information and Research manager in the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA), discusses some of the research…
CELCIS’s response to the National Care Service Consultation
Year: 2021 | Topic:
Active implementation, Adoption, Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Disability, Domestic abuse, Education, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Parental alcohol and/or drug use, Parental mental health, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Stigma, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people, COVID | Author: CELCIS
Proposals for a National Care Service in Scotland were published for consultation by the Scottish Government in August 2021.
CELCIS’s respons…
CELCIS's commitment to keeping The Promise
Year: 2021 | Topic:
Active implementation, Adoption, Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Disability, Domestic abuse, Education, Emotional abuse, Fabricated or Induced Illness in children, Female Genital Mutilation, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Historical abuse, International, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Online safety, Parental alcohol and/or drug use, Parental mental health, Permanence, Physical abuse, Residential care, Secure care, Sexual abuse, Stigma, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: CELCIS
Learn more about CELCIS’s response and our offer to work in collaboration with The Promise and those working to support children, young peopl…
If you think poverty doesn’t affect you, you are part of the problem
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Financial Insecurity | Author: Claire Burns
Claire Burns, Director (Acting), CELCIS – Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection discusses how COVID-19 has exacerbated ine…
Continuing Care and the Welfare Assessment: Practice Note
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Children's hearings system, Foster care, Legislation, Local authority, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Kenny McGhee (CELCIS), Julia Donnelly (Clan Childlaw), Alison Jamieson (Care Inspectorate)
This Practice Note clarifies the legislative requirements when undertaking a Welfare Assessment to support planning for a looked after young …
Voluntary Accommodation of Infants, Children, and Young People in Scotland (Section 25): An initial exploration
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Foster care, Legislation, Local authority, Permanence, Voices of young people | Author: Micky Anderson, Brandi Lee Lough Dennell, and Robert Porter
Findings in relation to the purpose, frequency, and variation in us of section 25 orders.
CELCIS response to call for views on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Active implementation, Education, International, Legislation, Local authority, Voices of young people | Author: Kate MacKinnon, Paul Sullivan, Rosie Moore, Elaine Adams, Miriana Giraldi, Kirsty Deacon
CELCIS strongly supports this progressive approach to promote systemic change through legislation for the promotion of children’s rights thro…
Raising the age of referral to the Children’s Reporter – CELCIS Consultation Response
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Parental alcohol and/or drug use, Parental mental health, Physical abuse, Secure care, Sexual abuse, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Paul Sullivan, Kate MacKinnon, Rosie Moore, Elaine Adams
CELCIS has responded to the Scottish Government Care and Justice consultation on raising the age of referral to the Children’s Reporter to 18…
Beyond the Headlines: Understanding Data
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Adoption, Child protection, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence | Author: CELCIS
This is the third in a series of briefings – Beyond the Headlines – that has been providing further information and analysis on commonly repo…
Finding the ‘invisible’ adopters
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Adoption, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Permanence | Author: Leanne McIver
Pride month 2020 was a bit different from previous years. The restrictions in place in various ways around the world to address the ongoing c…
Experiences of virtual Children’s Hearings: A rapid consultation – Report for Young People
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Robert Porter, Fiona Mitchell, Fern Gillon, Emma Young, Nina Vaswani
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, which came into force in April 2020, altered several procedural requirements for Children’s Hearings in …
Experiences of virtual Children’s Hearings: A rapid consultation – Report for Parents and carers
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Robert Porter, Fiona Mitchell, Fern Gillon, Emma Young, Nina Vaswani
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, which came into force in April 2020, altered several procedural requirements for Children’s Hearings in …
Experiences of virtual Children’s Hearings: A rapid consultation report
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Robert Porter, Fiona Mitchell, Fern Gillon, Emma Young, Nina Vaswani
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, which came into force in April 2020, altered several procedural requirements for Children’s Hearings in …
Independent Care Review Evidence Framework
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Residential care, Secure care, Voices of young people | Author: The Independent Care Review
The Independent Care Review (ICR)'s evidence framework, comprising of research and evidence collated and analysed throughout the review’s thr…
CELCIS response to the Scottish Parliament's Equalities and Human Rights Committee Inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Equalities and Human Rights
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Child protection, Children's hearings system, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority | Author: Paul Sullivan, Kate MacKinnon, Rosie Moore, Elaine Adams
CELCIS' response to the Scottish Parliament's Equalities and Human Rights Committee Inquiry into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Equal…
Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) Corporate Plan 2020-23
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Children's hearings system, Legislation, Permanence | Author: Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)
The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) has published its new Corporate Plan for 2020-23, driven by the organisation's strateg…
Response to the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into support for vulnerable children during the Coronavirus outbreak’
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Education, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Linda O'Neill
The Scottish Parliament's Education and Skills Committee is seeking information around the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on vulnerable c…
Independent Care Review reports
Year: 2020 | Topic:
Active implementation, Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Education, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Permanence, Residential care, Stigma, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Independent Care Review
Scotland’s Independent Care Review published its findings and recommendations,
The Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children in Child and Youth Friendly Language
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, International, Legislation | Author: SOS Children's Villages International
SOS Children's Villages have published 'You Have the Right to Care and Protection! The Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children in Chi…
Response to Scottish Parliament Justice Committee call for evidence on the Children (Scotland) Bill
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
The CELCIS response to the Committee call for evidence on the Children (Scotland) Bill.
Why it is the right time to equally protect children
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Child protection, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Louise Hill
Louise Hill talks about the impact of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) Bill in Scotland.
The right way forward: how best to incorporate the UNCRC for Scotland’s children
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Voices of young people | Author: Lizzie Morton
Incorporation of the UNCRC is an important piece of a jigsaw puzzle, but on its own it is not enough. Lizzie Morton explains the thinking beh…
Response to Consultation on Children’s Rights
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton and Louise Hill
CELCIS response to the Scottish Government’s Consultation on Children’s Rights: incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of …
Response to Education and Skills Committee call for evidence on the Disclosure (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
Our response provides evidence to support the Committee’s scrutiny of the Disclosure (Scotland) Bill, designed to strengthen and simplify the…
Continuing Professional Development - Permanence training Programme
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Adoption, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Permanence | Author: Research in Practice
A new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course on permanence for social workers in England has been launched by Research in Practice …
‘Being a student with care experience is very daunting’ Findings from a survey of care experienced students in Scottish colleges and universities
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Education, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Voices of young people | Author: Linda O’Neill, Neil Harrison, Nadine Fowler, Graham Connelly
The first Scotland-wide survey of care experienced students in Scotland’s colleges and universities, on behalf of the Scottish Funding Counci…
Beyond the Headlines: Homelessness and care experience
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: CELCIS
This is the second in a series of our Beyond the Headlines briefings aiming to provide further information and analysis on some commonly repo…
Inform Briefing - Access to Care Records
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
We have produced a briefing for corporate parents about the rights of care experienced people to access their records, the importancce of rec…
Response to Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill consultation
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Child protection, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Physical abuse | Author: Lizzie Morton
A response to the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill proposed by John Finnie MSP, which aims to remove the legal defenc…
Response to call for evidence on the age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2
Year: 2019 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
Here we provide evidence to inform the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s scrutiny of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill …
Consultation response on the Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
Response to the Scottish Governments consultation on the Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019, which will ensure the continued eli…
Consultation response: Protecting children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 and section 42 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
CELCIS response to the Scottish Government’s consultation “Protecting children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotl…
Children’s Commissioner for England report on data collected about children
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Child protection, Legislation | Author: The Children's Commissioner for England
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a report today titled ‘Who knows what about me?’ on the data collected about children a…
Implications of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill
Year: | Topic:
Child protection, Legislation, Physical abuse, Stigma | Author: Dr Louise Hill
Dr Louise Hill considers the implications of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill and how similar measures have impac…
University can be a tricky place if you have been in care
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Education, Legislation | Author: Graham Connelly
This blog post explores the findings of a recent briefing from CELCIS about going to university from care.
In and beyond the care setting: relationships between young people and care workers: A literature review
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Local authority, Residential care, SIRCC, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Vicki Welch, Nadine Fowler, Ewan Ross, Richard Withington, Kenny McGhee
The report summarises important learning from academic and other literature about relationships between young people and those caring for the…
Beyond the Headlines: Going to university from care
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Education, Legislation | Author: CELCIS
This is the first in a series of our Beyond the Headlines briefings to provide further information and analysis on some commonly reported sta…
Consultation response: Review of Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and Creation of a Family Justice Modernisation Strategy
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Education, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
CELCIS response to Scottish Government’s consultation on the review of legislation relating to children and their families in Scotland.
Living in the room for improvement
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Children's hearings system, Foster care, Legislation, Voices of young people, Siblings, Brothers and sisters | Author: Claire Burns
Claire Burns introduces the evidence into practice theme of the new issue of our REACH publication.
Care leavers and council tax exemption
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Kenny McGhee
A briefing detailing the legislation exempting youg care leavers from paying council tax in Scotland.
Consultation response: Protection of Vulnerable Groups and Disclosure of Criminal Information
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
Response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Protection of Vulnerable Groups and Disclosure of Criminal Information.
CELCIS Response to Equalities and Human Rights Committee Call for Evidence on the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
Here we provide evidence to inform the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s scrutiny of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill …
Integrated Children’s Services in Scotland
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Local authority | Author: Social Work Scotland
An assessment of progress and improvement in integrated children's services, published by Social Work Scotland, and a literature review.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): ministerial event report
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: Scottish Govenment
This Scottish Government report, and related materials, reflect the content of an event that was held by the Deputy First Minister for Scotla…
15th Annual Kilbrandon Lecture, 23 November 2017
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: CELCIS
The 15th Kilbrandon Annual Lecture took place on 23 November 2017 and was presented by Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. Read the f…
Legislative challenges for care leavers
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Harvey Gallagher
Harvey Gallagher of the Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers, reflects on positive legislation, problems with provision, and challen…
Poverty of ambition
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Chris, Team Manager, throughcare and aftercare
A throughcare and aftercare team manager is concerned is concerned about the gap betwen the ideals of Corporate Parents and the reality for w…
Analysis of consultation on The Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Scottish Government
Findings from a public consultation on the extension of the higher age limit for eligibility for continuing care.
Taking collective responsibility
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
Lizzie Morton introduces the corporate parenting issue of Reach and talks about the big things happening for looked after children and young …
Response to consultation on the Scottish Government’s A Healthier Future
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Residential care | Author: Chris Sweeney
CELCIS response to the Scottish Government's A Healthier Future: Action and Ambitions on Diet, Activity and Healthy Weight consultation.
Response to Scottish Government consultation on Excellence and Equity for All
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Education, Legislation | Author: Dr Graham Connelly
CELCIS response considers how the draft ‘Guidance on the Presumption of Mainstreaming’ reflects the needs of looked after children and those …
Response to consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Education, Legislation | Author: Linda O’Neill
CELCIS responds proposed amendments to the Education (Scotland) Bill and the impact on the educational experiences and outcomes of looked aft…
Response to consultation on housing costs for short-term supported accommodation
Year: 2018 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton; Katherine Gilmour (Barnardo’s Scotland)
The Scottish Care Leavers Covenant responds to UK wide consultation on short-term supported accommodation.
International Children’s Rights Symposium
Year: 2018 | Topic:
International, Legislation | Author: Dr Susan Elsley, Dr Ian Milligan
The International Children’s Rights Symposium took place in June 2017, and brought together those who are committed to shaping and promoting …
Designated Manager Survey: Summary Findings
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Education, Legislation, Local authority | Author: Linda O’Neill, Richard Withington, Graham Connelly
The report sets out the main findings of a national survey of Designated Managers in educational establishments within Scotland.
Response to consultation on Section 70 of Education (Scotland) Act 1980
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Education, Legislation | Author: Linda O’Neill
Response to the Scottish Government consultation on Section 70 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980
Response to consultation on Extending Children's Rights
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Education, Legislation | Author: Graham Connelly
A response to the Scottish Government consultation on assessing children with additional support needs’ capacity to use their rights, and con…
Information Sharing and the Named Person: finding a way through the current debate
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: Ben Farrugia
Information sharing and the named person are being debated in Parliament just now; Ben Farrugia gets to grips with the latest developments.
Response to consultation on the Continuing Care Amendment Order 2018
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
Response to Scottish Governments consultation the Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018, which will ensure the continued eligibilit…
Tracking Progress: measuring the implementation of the UN Guidelines
Year: 2017 | Topic:
International, Legislation | Author: CELCIS
A key challenge for countries is measuring and keeping track of their progress in implementing the standards they set out. An inter-agency i…
Response to Scotland's call for views on Children and Young People (Information Sharing) Bill
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
A response to the Education and Skills Committee’s call for views on the proposed legislative amendments to the Children and Young People (Sc…
Consultation response: Equally Safe – a draft delivery plan
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Child protection, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
We comment on the Scottish Government’s draft Delivery Plan on Equally Safe, a strategy for eradicating violence against women and girls.
Consultation response: Draft Regulations to Transfer the Functions and Members of the ASNTS to the Scottish Tribunals and Repeal Existing Regulations
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Education, Legislation | Author: Graham Connelly
A response to the Scottish Government consultation to transfer the functions and members of Additional Support Needs Tribunals to the Scottis…
Shifting the balance towards prevention
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Child protection, Education, Legislation, Voices of young people | Author: Ben Farrugia
Ben Farrugia talks about the Named Person and how it affects looked after children
The devil is in the detail
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
What the latest round of Scottish Government’s stats on looked after children do and don’t tell us
Consultation response: Children’s Hearing System – Taking Stock of Reforms
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Children's hearings system, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton (CELCIS), Pamela Morrison (CYCJ)
Our response to the Education and Skill’s Committee’s call for evidence on changes to the Children Hearing System since the introduction of t…
Child Protection Systems Review
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Child protection, Legislation | Author: Louise Hill
The Child Protection Systems Review, commissioned by the Scottish Government and supported by CELCIS, makes recommendations of what changes o…
Consultation response: Provision of additional support needs in schools
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Education, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Linda O'Neill
Our response to the Education and Skill’s Committee’s call for views on the provision of Additional Support Needs in schools.
Consultation response: The New National Health and Social Care Standards
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Active implementation, Corporate parenting, Education, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Permanence, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
Response to Scottish Government's consultation on the new proposed Standards for Health and Social Care.
Making Connections: Supporting the identification of care leavers in the justice system
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Debbie Nolan, Kenny McGhee
A summary of the Making Connections workshop to support the implementation of the agenda for change under the Youth and Criminal Justice sect…
Consultation response: Department for Work and Pensions
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Kinship care, Legislation | Author: Louise Hill
Response to the Department of Work and Pensions public consultation, highlighting the important distinctions in the provision of kinship care…
Consultation response: Education Governance Review
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Education, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Linda O'Neill
Our response to the consultation on the current review of governance arrangements within education.
How will bairns fair in 2017?
Year: 2017 | Topic:
Foster care, International, Kinship care, Legislation, Online safety, Permanence, Residential care, Stigma | Author: Jennifer Davidson
Jennifer Davidson blogs about what 2016 has meant for the children’s sector and what the year ahead will bring.
Consultation response: Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Education, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Dr Graham Connelly
Our response to the draft statutory guidance considers the impact on looked after children of amendments made to the 2000 Act, by Part 1 of t…
Consultation response: Scotland's oral health plan
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
Feedback on the proposed oral health plan for Scotland. We highlight the oral health needs of looked after children and care leavers.
Consultation response: A new future for social security in Scotland
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Disability, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
Response to proposals for a new future for social security in Scotland. We consider how proposals could impact on looked after children and c…
Consultation response: Draft strategic police prioirities for Scotland
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
Feedback on the Draft Police Priorities for Scotland 2016, focussed on considering how the lives of looked after children and care leavers co…
Consultation response: Mental health in Scotland - a ten-year vision
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
Feedback on the proposed ten-year mental health strategy for Scotland. We highlight the mental health and emotional wellbeing needs of looked…
Response to consultation on Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland 2016
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton
How can the lives of looked after children be further improved through the strategic priorities of SFRS?
Staying Put and Continuing Care won’t implement themselves
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Corporate parenting, Foster care, Legislation, Local authority, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Kenny McGhee
Kenny McGhee talks about his research into implementing Staying Put for care leavers.
The minimum age of criminal responsibility
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Legislation | Author: Ben Farrugia
Our response to the Scottish Government's consultation on the minimum age of criminal responsibility
Education Forum: additional support for learning (ASL)
Year: 2016 | Topic:
Disability, Education, Legislation | Author: Govan Law Centre
Data compiled on ASL assessments and the number of coordinated support plans prepared for looked after children.
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