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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.
Council spending on children in care in England set to rise
04 October 2018
Figures show that total spend by local authorities across England will increase to £4.16bn for 2018/19.
Social Service Workforce Week 2018
21 September 2018
Social Services Workforce Week enters its fifth year, between September 24 – 28, with the aim of bringing more attention and sup…
New briefing from CELCIS goes beyond the headlines to understand the experience of going to university from care
13 September 2018
CELCIS has published a new briefing going behind the common headlines that indicate only a small proportion of care experienced …
Scottish review supports a financial compensation/ redress scheme for victims/ survivors of abuse in care
06 September 2018
The SHRC InterAction Action Plan Review Group, in partnership with CELCIS has today published a set of reports and recommendatio…
Scottish social services workforce data
30 August 2018
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has published its 2017 Workforce Data Report showing an increase in the size of the …
Social Services Expo 2018
24 August 2018
Scotland’s Social Services sector to share best practice and innovation.
Trauma support needed in Scotland’s schools
23 August 2018
Barnardo’s Scotland call for more support for teachers working with children and young people who experience trauma.
New Chief Executive appointed to SSSC
20 August 2018
Lorraine Gray is the new head of the Scottish Social Services Council.