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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.
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 …
New investment in family support announced for Scotland
07 September 2021
The Scottish Government has today (7 September) announced investment of £500m in a new Whole Family Wellbeing Fund.
Announcing t…
New National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland
02 September 2021
The Scottish Government has published new National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland. Replacing the National Guidance fo…
Boost for Scotland’s Virtual School Head Teachers’ Network
31 August 2021
The Scottish Government has awarded further funding to CELCIS to invest in the continued development of Scotland’s Virtual Schoo…
New National Practice Guidance to support the rights of care experienced children and their brothers and sisters in Scotland
26 July 2021
The Scottish Government has published new National Practice Guidance, ‘Staying Together and Connected: Getting it Right for Sist…