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Our news helps everyone working with and for children in need of care and protection, their families and carers, and with care leavers, to keep up to speed with what's going on in the sector, here in Scotland, and further afield.


Scottish Government

New funding for Scottish Attainment Challenge approach and supporting education recovery

24 November 2021
The Scottish Government has announced (23 November) £200 million of targeted funding as part of a redesigned approach to tacklin…


Scottish Government

UNCRC implementation guidance published

19 November 2021
New introductory guidance on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) published.


CELCIS’s response to the Scottish Government’s National Care Service consultation

02 November 2021
CELCIS has submitted (today, 2 November) our response to the Scottish Government's consultation on their proposals for a Nationa…


Supreme Court ruling on Children’s Rights Bill in Scotland

06 October 2021
The UK Supreme Court has today (6 October 2021) handed down a judgement that four provisions of the United Nations Convention on…


Meeting the care and protection needs of children and their families in Scotland: A statement on the proposals for the National Care Service

21 September 2021
As a leading improvement centre in Scotland, our focus is always: is this in the best interests of children and young people in …