CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection, was asked by Scottish Government in 2023 to compile a review of relevant literature to assist future planning for foster care in Scotland, for the government’s internal consideration. Following requests from stakeholders to have access to the literature review, CELCIS is making this review available. It focuses on key messages from a wide range of research and other literature relevant to foster care at the time of the review was originally undertaken, and provided to the government in October 2023.

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