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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.
Public urged to look out for signs of child abuse or neglect during the coronavirus crisis
24 March 2020
Child Protection Committees Scotland, a national grouping of child protection professionals, including CELCIS, supports all effo…
Barnardo's second Care in Mind report
11 March 2020
Barnardo’s have released (11 March 2020) the second in their Care in Mind series, which looks at Health assessments for Looked-a…
First observatory of children’s human rights launched in Scotland
28 February 2020
Scotland’s first national observatory of children’s rights launched in Edinburgh (28 February). The Observatory of Children’s Hu…
Call for better emotional and mental health support for education professionals - Barnardo's Scotland
17 February 2020
Barnardo's Scotland has published a new report, ‘Supervision in Education – Healthier Schools For All’, which calls for better e…
CELCIS – Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection - statement on the conclusions and recommendations of the Independent Care Review
05 February 2020
CELCIS response to the publication of the conclusions and recommendations of the Independent Care Review.
Groundbreaking Independent Review of the Care of Children in Scotland calls for a radical overhaul of Scotland’s care system
05 February 2020
Scotland’s Independent Care Review has published its findings and recommendations.
Dramatic impact of mentoring programme
28 January 2020
The impact of the MCR Pathways’ mentoring programme on Scotland’s care-experienced young people.
Changes to how child witnesses give evidence comes into force
24 January 2020
New legislation has come into force in Scotland (20 January) which ensures that vulnerable child witnesses in serious criminal c…