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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.
Latest statistics published on children in care in Scotland
22 April 2025
The Scottish Government has today (22 April) published the latest official annual Children's Social Work Statistics for Scotland…
Latest child protection statistics for Scotland published
26 March 2025
The Scottish Government has today (26 March 2024) published the latest official annual Children's Social Work Statistics for Sco…
New information guides to help children, young people and families understand child protection processes
20 February 2025
New guides to help children, young people and parents and carers in Scotland to learn about child protection have been published…
Inadequate experiences of foster caring have sparked recommendations for improvement across all UK governments
11 February 2025
The Fostering Network has published (11 February) its 2024 State of the Nations’ Foster Care report, revealing that experiences …
Progress report on ministerial Corporate Parenting in Scotland
27 January 2025
On 23 January, the Scottish Government published its third corporate parenting report outlining how Scottish Ministers delivered…
National framework established to monitor Scotland’s progress on children’s social care
18 December 2024
The first iteration of The Promise Progress Framework, created by The Promise Scotland, the Scottish Government and the Conventi…
End Child Poverty Coalition says the UK Government’s Child Poverty Strategy will need to be assessed against eight key tests
17 December 2024
The End Child Poverty Coalition - a group of over 120 organisations including child welfare groups, social justice groups, faith…
Scottish Government publishes vision for adoption in Scotland
29 November 2024
The Scottish Government has published (26 November) a statement setting out its vision and priorities for supporting adoption in…