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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.


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…


Scottish Government

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…