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We are CELCIS

CELCIS is a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland.

We improve children's lives by supporting people and organisations to drive long-lasting change in the services they need, and the practices used by people responsible for their care.

The home for Protecting Children

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Find out more about child protection policy and practice in Scotland.

Newsfeed
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Spotlight on child abuse and neglect response in the time of COVID-19
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(20)30143-2/fulltext
July 1st
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#Chances4Children: Call to 'put children first' in post-lockdown recovery planning
https://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/chances4children-call-to-put-children-first-in-post-lockdown-recovery-planning
June 30th
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100 days in lockdown: Calls for more support ahead of schools re-opening
http://www.nla-eclipsweb.com/service/redirector/article/64033143.html
June 30th
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Coronavirus: Stop childhood being disrupted - charities
https://www.bbc.com/news/education-53215581
June 30th
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'Hundreds' of care home children sexually abused
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-53221981?intlink_from_url=&link_location=live-reporting-story
June 29th
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âPeople can be so isolated from opportunityâ: the university programme fighting for social mobility in South Yorkshire
http://www.nla-eclipsweb.com/service/redirector/article/64019886.html
June 29th
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'We must finally confront and defeat childhood poverty'
https://www.tes.com/news/we-must-finally-confront-and-defeat-childhood-poverty
June 29th
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Vulnerable children to get better support when moving school
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vulnerable-children-to-get-better-support-when-moving-school
June 26th
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“They forgot about the person being hurt”: Are social services failing black and Asian child abuse victims?
https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/healthcare/2020/06/they-forgot-about-person-being-hurt-are-social-services-failing-black
June 26th
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Final bid to force Boris Johnson to let child refugees reunite with relatives in UK
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-child-refugees-family-asylum-seekers-eu-a9585966.html
June 26th

News

Independent Care Review: sharing evidence and taking The Promise forward

25 June 2020

Children and young people’s experiences of the justice system in Scotland during COVID-19

15 June 2020

Fiona Duncan to Chair oversight body to implement review of care

21 May 2020

Resources

Covid-19 Coronavirus Information Point for Children's Care and Protection

Key COVID-19 coronavirus-related information, official guidance and advice for supporting the care and protection of children and young people in Scotland.

Inform Briefing - Access to Care Records

We have produced a briefing for corporate parents about the rights of care experienced people to access their records, the importancce of records to understanding their family and identity, and the…

Beyond the Headlines: Homelessness and care experience

This is the second in a series of our Beyond the Headlines briefings aiming to provide further information and analysis on some commonly reported statistics relating to children and young people in…

Training and events

We support ongoing learning and the exchange of knowledge and good practice through a wide range of training packages, and an excellent programme of seminars, conferences and events.

Tuesday 5 May

Caring for Vulnerable Children - Free online course

Book our free online course to explore the approaches involved in caring for vulnerable children.

Blog

Maintaining Momentum - upping the pace of change for Children’s Hearings in Scotland

Elaine Adams, Learning and Development Lead at Children’s Hearings Improvement Partnership, writes about the impact of the CO…

Listening to what families need and want is how we will all thrive

CELCIS's Claire Burns writes for Holyrood Magazine's latest special feature on Kirsty, the Holyrood Baby, who is now four yea…

Realising children’s rights to justice and care

Bairnshoose Policy and Practice Lead Anna O'Reilly reflects on how far we've come towards securing a Scottish Bairnshoose, an…