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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.
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Latest statistics published on children in care in Scotland
Latest child protection statistics for Scotland published
New information guides to help children, young people and families understand child protection processes
Inadequate experiences of foster caring have sparked recommendations for improvement across all UK governments
Resources
Response by CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s consultation on developing a universal definition of ‘care experience’
Towards modernising adoption in Scotland: A focused mapping review
New research highlights the need for increased support for Scotland’s kinship families
Non-compulsory care for children and young people in Scotland: Learning from experiences of Section 25
Blog
How the Scottish Child Interview Model is improving experiences for children and young people
The Scottish Child Interview Model is a new model of practice for interviewing children who are victims or witnesses of crime, abuse, neglect or exploitation…
New indicators and new insights. What do the latest child protection statistics tell us?
In this blog post, Dr Alex McTier, Evidence and Evaluation Specialist at CELCIS, takes a closer look at Scotland’s Child Protection 2023-2024 Statistics to…
Family pictures on the wall and a strong sense of self – growing up in kinship care
In this blog post for Kinship Care Week 2025, CH, a CELCIS Consultant with lived experience discusses the importance of maintaining links to family and the…
My port in a storm – the relationship that helped to shape who I am today
In this blog post for Care Day 2025, Beth-Anne McDowall, a CELCIS Consultant with lived experience, discusses the power of long-lasting relationships and the…
Working together to strengthen practice in residential child care: Key learning from our change journey
In the final post in this series, Marc Blyth, Lead Learning Co-ordinator at Aberlour Children's Charity Sycamore Residential Service, which provides residential…
Working together to strengthen practice in residential child care: The power of observation, reflection and feedback
In the second in this series of blogs posts Marc Blyth, Lead Learning Co-Ordinator at children’s charity Aberlour Sycamore, which provides residential child…