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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.
New legislation to strengthen support and rights for young people in Scotland
26 April 2024
Scotland’s Children (Care and Justice) Bill has been passed in the Scottish Parliament (25 April 2024) and is set to become law.
Latest children's social work statistics for Scotland published: Child Protection
26 March 2024
The Scottish Government has today (26 March 2024) published the latest official annual Children's Social Work Statistics for Sco…
Review finds thousands of children at risk of Child Criminal Exploitation
21 March 2024
A review about Child Criminal Exploitation published today (21 March), commissioned by the charity Action for Children and chair…
Updated practitioner guidance on kinship care assistance in Scotland
20 March 2024
The Scottish Government has today (20 March 2024) published updated guidance for local authority practitioners who are providing…
New guidance for practitioners and for parents on impacts and access to welfare payments when children are supported in care
06 March 2024
One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) and The Promise Scotland have published two new guides - one for parents and one for practit…
CELCIS’s response to conclusion of research study to inform children’s services reform in Scotland
13 December 2023
Today (13 December 2023) CELCIS has completed the Children Services Reform Research study, with the research team publishing its…
Structural change alone will not improve support for children, young people, and families in Scotland
13 December 2023
A groundbreaking, comprehensive study undertaken over the last year by a team of independent researchers at CELCIS, the Centre f…
Workforce views and experiences give new insight into children’s services in Scotland
15 November 2023
New research for the study to inform children’s services reform in Scotland has been published by CELCIS, the Centre for Excelle…