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Response by CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s consultation on developing a universal definition of ‘care experience’

Year: 2025 | Topic: Legislation, Voices of young people | Author: CELCIS

Our response is underpinned by research evidence, practice experience, and extensive insight and intelligence from people with lived experien…

National framework established to monitor Scotland’s progress on children’s social care

Year: 2024 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare, Brothers and sisters | Author: The Promise Scotland

Aimed at building an understanding of how Scotland is doing in its progress towards keeping The Promise of the Independent Care Review, the F…

Non-compulsory care for children and young people in Scotland: Learning from experiences of Section 25

Year: 2024 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Legislation, Local authority | Author: CELCIS

This final report brings together the findings of how Section 25 arrangements in Scotland are experienced from the perspectives of parents, p…

CELCIS’s response to the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s call for views on National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (Stage 2)

Year: 2024 | Topic: Legislation | Author: Kate MacKinnon and Katherine Anderson

CELCIS has responded to a Scottish Parliament’s call for views on draft amendments for the National Care Service (NCS) (Scotland) Bill (Stage…

SPRAG response to Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill Consultation

Year: 2024 | Topic: Legislation | Author: SPRAG

SPRAG members considered and discussed section 11 (Restraint and seclusion) of the proposed Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence…

Accessing Records in Scotland Report

Year: 2024 | Topic: Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Social Work Scotland

A new report published on 8 July 2024, provides more information on what people with care experience in Scotland have experienced regarding t…

We must uphold Scotland’s children’s rights

Year: | Topic: Legislation | Author: Sarah Jayne Morris

Sarah Jayne Morris, a Consultant with lived experience at CELCIS, offers her thoughts on the UNCRC being enshrined in law in Scotland and why…

Updated practitioner guidance on kinship care assistance in Scotland

Year: 2024 | Topic: Kinship care, Legislation | Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government along with partners in the Kinship Care Collaborative have produced updated guidance for Part 13 of the Children and …

Guidance on taking a children’s human rights approach

Year: 2024 | Topic: Legislation | Author: The Scottish Government

The purpose of this guidance, issued by the Scottish Government, is to provide information and resources to support public authorities and ot…

A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Parliament’s Education, Children and Young People Committee’s inquiry into Additional Support for Learning (ASL)

Year: 2023 | Topic: Education, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Linda O'Neill

CELCIS's response, based on research evidence, practice experience, and feedback from longstanding cross organisational networks, maintains a…

Children's Services Reform Research Concluding report

Year: 2024 | Topic: Legislation | Author: CELCIS

This concluding report, published in December 2023, brings together key themes and learning from across the study’s findings and determines t…

Children's Services Reform Research study: Scotland’s Children’s Services Landscape: The Views and Experiences of the Children’s Services Workforce

Year: 2023 | Topic: Legislation | Author: CELCIS

This final part of the Children’s Services Reform Research study explores the experiences of people working to support children, young people…

A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s consultation on A Human Rights Bill for Scotland

Year: 2023 | Topic: Active implementation, Legislation | Author: Katherine Anderson

This short response draws on the evidence developed for our comprehensive response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the United Na…

Children's Services Reform Research study: Mapping Integration and Outcomes Across Scotland: A Statistical Analysis

Year: 2023 | Topic: Legislation | Author: CELCIS

For the third strand of the Children's Services Reform Research study, we have looked at whether there is an association between the approach…

Children's Services Reform Research study: Case Studies of Transformational Reform Programmes

Year: 2023 | Topic: Legislation | Author: CELCIS

For the second strand of the Children's Service Reform Research study, we have developed six cases studies of a range of approaches to transf…

Children Services Reform Research study: Rapid Evidence Review

Year: 2023 | Topic: Legislation | Author: CELCIS

This Rapid Evidence Review is the first strand of work within the Children’s Services Reform Research study. We gathered, analysed and synthe…

A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s ‘Prescribing the minimum annual number of learning hours: consultation’

Year: 2023 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Education, Legislation | Author: Michael Bettencourt

A perspective on the potential impact on care experienced learners and the education workforce of a proposal to prescribe the number of learn…

A response from CELCIS to the Education, Children and Young People Committee’s call for views on the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill, Sections 24 and 25.

Year: 2023 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Kate MacKinnon

CELCIS has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s Education, Children and Young People Committee’s call for views on the Children (Care and J…

A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘A new Suicide Prevention Strategy for Scotland’

Year: 2022 | Topic: Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Kate Mackinnon

We have responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘A new Suicide Prevention Strategy for Scotland’. We welcome the attention to …

A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s call for views on the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

Year: 2022 | Topic: Legislation | Author: CELCIS

This short response to the Committee draws on the evidence and expertise developed for CELCIS’ comprehensive response to the Scottish Governm…

A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee’s call for views on Scotland's public finances

Year: 2022 | Topic: Legislation, Local authority | Author: Kate Mackinnon

CELCIS’s response to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee’s call for views on Scotland's public finances in …

The Scottish Government’s Promise implementation plan 2022

Year: 2022 | Topic: Legislation | Author: The Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has produced an implementation plan setting out what it will do to Keep The Promise by 2030. This plan complements Th…

A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s stakeholder consultation on ‘Assessment of Wellbeing (GIRFEC)’ statutory guidance

Year: 2022 | Topic: Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Thomson

As Scotland’s national approach to improving outcomes and supporting the wellbeing all children and young people, GIRFEC is rights-based and …

A response from CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s policy position paper: Cross-border placements of children and young people into residential care in Scotland

Year: 2022 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Legislation, Residential care | Author: Lizzie Thomson

In our response to the Scottish Government's recent policy position paper, we provide feedback on proposals concerning the recognition of Dep…

Introductory guidance to implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Year: 2021 | Topic: Legislation | Author: The Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has issued guidance around children’s rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in …

Stand Up For Siblings Research into Practice Online Event

Year: 2021 | Topic: Legislation, Voices of young people, Siblings | Author: Stand Up for Siblings

Gillian Henderson, Information and Research manager in the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA), discusses some of the research…

CELCIS’s response to the National Care Service Consultation

Year: 2021 | Topic: Active implementation, Adoption, Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Disability, Domestic abuse, Education, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Parental alcohol and/or drug use, Parental mental health, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Stigma, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people, COVID | Author: CELCIS

Proposals for a National Care Service in Scotland were published for consultation by the Scottish Government in August 2021. CELCIS’s respons…

CELCIS's commitment to keeping The Promise

Year: 2021 | Topic: Active implementation, Adoption, Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Disability, Domestic abuse, Education, Emotional abuse, Fabricated or Induced Illness in children, Female Genital Mutilation, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Historical abuse, International, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Online safety, Parental alcohol and/or drug use, Parental mental health, Permanence, Physical abuse, Residential care, Secure care, Sexual abuse, Stigma, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: CELCIS

Learn more about CELCIS’s response and our offer to work in collaboration with The Promise and those working to support children, young peopl…

If you think poverty doesn’t affect you, you are part of the problem

Year: 2020 | Topic: Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Financial Insecurity | Author: Claire Burns

Claire Burns, Director (Acting), CELCIS – Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection discusses how COVID-19 has exacerbated ine…

Continuing Care and the Welfare Assessment: Practice Note

Year: 2020 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Foster care, Legislation, Local authority, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Kenny McGhee (CELCIS), Julia Donnelly (Clan Childlaw), Alison Jamieson (Care Inspectorate)

This Practice Note clarifies the legislative requirements when undertaking a Welfare Assessment to support planning for a looked after young …

Voluntary Accommodation of Infants, Children, and Young People in Scotland (Section 25): An initial exploration

Year: 2020 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Foster care, Legislation, Local authority, Permanence, Voices of young people | Author: Micky Anderson, Brandi Lee Lough Dennell, and Robert Porter

Findings in relation to the purpose, frequency, and variation in us of section 25 orders.

CELCIS response to call for views on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill

Year: 2020 | Topic: Active implementation, Education, International, Legislation, Local authority, Voices of young people | Author: Kate MacKinnon, Paul Sullivan, Rosie Moore, Elaine Adams, Miriana Giraldi, Kirsty Deacon

CELCIS strongly supports this progressive approach to promote systemic change through legislation for the promotion of children’s rights thro…

Raising the age of referral to the Children’s Reporter – CELCIS Consultation Response

Year: 2020 | Topic: Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Parental alcohol and/or drug use, Parental mental health, Physical abuse, Secure care, Sexual abuse, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Paul Sullivan, Kate MacKinnon, Rosie Moore, Elaine Adams

CELCIS has responded to the Scottish Government Care and Justice consultation on raising the age of referral to the Children’s Reporter to 18…

Beyond the Headlines: Understanding Data

Year: 2020 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence | Author: CELCIS

This is the third in a series of briefings – Beyond the Headlines – that has been providing further information and analysis on commonly repo…

Finding the ‘invisible’ adopters

Year: 2020 | Topic: Adoption, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Permanence | Author: Leanne McIver

Pride month 2020 was a bit different from previous years. The restrictions in place in various ways around the world to address the ongoing c…

Experiences of virtual Children’s Hearings: A rapid consultation – Report for Young People

Year: 2020 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Robert Porter, Fiona Mitchell, Fern Gillon, Emma Young, Nina Vaswani

The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, which came into force in April 2020, altered several procedural requirements for Children’s Hearings in …

Experiences of virtual Children’s Hearings: A rapid consultation – Report for Parents and carers

Year: 2020 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Robert Porter, Fiona Mitchell, Fern Gillon, Emma Young, Nina Vaswani

The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, which came into force in April 2020, altered several procedural requirements for Children’s Hearings in …

Experiences of virtual Children’s Hearings: A rapid consultation report

Year: 2020 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Robert Porter, Fiona Mitchell, Fern Gillon, Emma Young, Nina Vaswani

The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, which came into force in April 2020, altered several procedural requirements for Children’s Hearings in …

Independent Care Review Evidence Framework

Year: 2020 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Residential care, Secure care, Voices of young people | Author: The Independent Care Review

The Independent Care Review (ICR)'s evidence framework, comprising of research and evidence collated and analysed throughout the review’s thr…

CELCIS response to the Scottish Parliament's Equalities and Human Rights Committee Inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Equalities and Human Rights

Year: 2020 | Topic: Child protection, Children's hearings system, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority | Author: Paul Sullivan, Kate MacKinnon, Rosie Moore, Elaine Adams

CELCIS' response to the Scottish Parliament's Equalities and Human Rights Committee Inquiry into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Equal…

Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) Corporate Plan 2020-23

Year: 2020 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Legislation, Permanence | Author: Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)

The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) has published its new Corporate Plan for 2020-23, driven by the organisation's strateg…

Response to the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into support for vulnerable children during the Coronavirus outbreak’

Year: 2020 | Topic: Education, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Linda O'Neill

The Scottish Parliament's Education and Skills Committee is seeking information around the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on vulnerable c…

Independent Care Review reports

Year: 2020 | Topic: Active implementation, Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Education, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Permanence, Residential care, Stigma, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Independent Care Review

Scotland’s Independent Care Review published its findings and recommendations,

The Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children in Child and Youth Friendly Language

Year: 2019 | Topic: Health and Wellbeing, International, Legislation | Author: SOS Children's Villages International

SOS Children's Villages have published 'You Have the Right to Care and Protection! The Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children in Chi…

Response to Scottish Parliament Justice Committee call for evidence on the Children (Scotland) Bill

Year: 2019 | Topic: Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton

The CELCIS response to the Committee call for evidence on the Children (Scotland) Bill.

Why it is the right time to equally protect children

Year: 2019 | Topic: Child protection, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Louise Hill

Louise Hill talks about the impact of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) Bill in Scotland.

The right way forward: how best to incorporate the UNCRC for Scotland’s children

Year: 2019 | Topic: Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Voices of young people | Author: Lizzie Morton

Incorporation of the UNCRC is an important piece of a jigsaw puzzle, but on its own it is not enough. Lizzie Morton explains the thinking beh…

Response to Consultation on Children’s Rights

Year: 2019 | Topic: Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton and Louise Hill

CELCIS response to the Scottish Government’s Consultation on Children’s Rights: incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of …

Response to Education and Skills Committee call for evidence on the Disclosure (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1

Year: 2019 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton

Our response provides evidence to support the Committee’s scrutiny of the Disclosure (Scotland) Bill, designed to strengthen and simplify the…

Continuing Professional Development - Permanence training Programme

Year: 2019 | Topic: Adoption, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Permanence | Author: Research in Practice

A new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course on permanence for social workers in England has been launched by Research in Practice …

‘Being a student with care experience is very daunting’ Findings from a survey of care experienced students in Scottish colleges and universities

Year: 2019 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Education, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Voices of young people | Author: Linda O’Neill, Neil Harrison, Nadine Fowler, Graham Connelly

The first Scotland-wide survey of care experienced students in Scotland’s colleges and universities, on behalf of the Scottish Funding Counci…

Beyond the Headlines: Homelessness and care experience

Year: 2019 | Topic: Legislation | Author: CELCIS

This is the second in a series of our Beyond the Headlines briefings aiming to provide further information and analysis on some commonly repo…

Inform Briefing - Access to Care Records

Year: 2019 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton

This briefing for corporate parents provides information about the rights of care experienced people to access their records.

Response to Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill consultation

Year: 2019 | Topic: Child protection, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Physical abuse | Author: Lizzie Morton

A response to the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill proposed by John Finnie MSP, which aims to remove the legal defenc…

Response to call for evidence on the age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2

Year: 2019 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton

Here we provide evidence to inform the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s scrutiny of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill …

Consultation response on the Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019

Year: 2018 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton

Response to the Scottish Governments consultation on the Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019, which will ensure the continued eli…

Consultation response: Protecting children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 and section 42 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009

Year: 2018 | Topic: Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton

CELCIS response to the Scottish Government’s consultation “Protecting children: Review of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotl…

Children’s Commissioner for England report on data collected about children

Year: 2018 | Topic: Child protection, Legislation | Author: The Children's Commissioner for England

The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a report today titled ‘Who knows what about me?’ on the data collected about children a…

Implications of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill

Year: | Topic: Child protection, Legislation, Physical abuse, Stigma | Author: Dr Louise Hill

Dr Louise Hill considers the implications of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill and how similar measures have impac…

University can be a tricky place if you have been in care

Year: 2018 | Topic: Education, Legislation | Author: Graham Connelly

This blog post explores the findings of a recent briefing from CELCIS about going to university from care.

In and beyond the care setting: relationships between young people and care workers: A literature review

Year: 2018 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Local authority, Residential care, SIRCC, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Vicki Welch, Nadine Fowler, Ewan Ross, Richard Withington, Kenny McGhee

The report summarises important learning from academic and other literature about relationships between young people and those caring for the…

Beyond the Headlines: Going to university from care

Year: 2018 | Topic: Education, Legislation | Author: CELCIS

This is the first in a series of our Beyond the Headlines briefings to provide further information and analysis on some commonly reported sta…

Consultation response: Review of Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and Creation of a Family Justice Modernisation Strategy

Year: 2018 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Education, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton

CELCIS response to Scottish Government’s consultation on the review of legislation relating to children and their families in Scotland.

Living in the room for improvement

Year: 2018 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Foster care, Legislation, Voices of young people, Siblings, Brothers and sisters | Author: Claire Burns

Claire Burns introduces the evidence into practice theme of the new issue of our REACH publication.

Care leavers and council tax exemption

Year: 2018 | Topic: Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Kenny McGhee

A briefing detailing the legislation exempting youg care leavers from paying council tax in Scotland.

Consultation response: Protection of Vulnerable Groups and Disclosure of Criminal Information

Year: 2018 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton

Response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Protection of Vulnerable Groups and Disclosure of Criminal Information.

CELCIS Response to Equalities and Human Rights Committee Call for Evidence on the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill

Year: 2018 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton

Here we provide evidence to inform the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s scrutiny of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill …

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Integrated Children’s Services in Scotland

Year: 2018 | Topic: Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Local authority | Author: Social Work Scotland

An assessment of progress and improvement in integrated children's services, published by Social Work Scotland, and a literature review.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): ministerial event report

Year: 2018 | Topic: Legislation | Author: Scottish Govenment

This Scottish Government report, and related materials, reflect the content of an event that was held by the Deputy First Minister for Scotla…

15th Annual Kilbrandon Lecture, 23 November 2017

Year: 2018 | Topic: Legislation | Author: CELCIS

The 15th Kilbrandon Annual Lecture took place on 23 November 2017 and was presented by Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. Read the f…

Legislative challenges for care leavers

Year: 2018 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Harvey Gallagher

Harvey Gallagher of the Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers, reflects on positive legislation, problems with provision, and challen…

Poverty of ambition

Year: 2018 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Chris, Team Manager, throughcare and aftercare

A throughcare and aftercare team manager is concerned is concerned about the gap betwen the ideals of Corporate Parents and the reality for w…

Analysis of consultation on The Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018

Year: 2018 | Topic: Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Scottish Government

Findings from a public consultation on the extension of the higher age limit for eligibility for continuing care.

Taking collective responsibility

Year: 2018 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton

Lizzie Morton introduces the corporate parenting issue of Reach and talks about the big things happening for looked after children and young …

Response to consultation on the Scottish Government’s A Healthier Future

Year: 2018 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Residential care | Author: Chris Sweeney

CELCIS response to the Scottish Government's A Healthier Future: Action and Ambitions on Diet, Activity and Healthy Weight consultation.

Response to Scottish Government consultation on Excellence and Equity for All

Year: 2018 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Education, Legislation | Author: Dr Graham Connelly

CELCIS response considers how the draft ‘Guidance on the Presumption of Mainstreaming’ reflects the needs of looked after children and those …

Response to consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill

Year: 2018 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Education, Legislation | Author: Linda O’Neill

CELCIS responds proposed amendments to the Education (Scotland) Bill and the impact on the educational experiences and outcomes of looked aft…

Response to consultation on housing costs for short-term supported accommodation

Year: 2018 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton; Katherine Gilmour (Barnardo’s Scotland)

The Scottish Care Leavers Covenant responds to UK wide consultation on short-term supported accommodation.

International Children’s Rights Symposium

Year: 2018 | Topic: International, Legislation | Author: Dr Susan Elsley, Dr Ian Milligan

The International Children’s Rights Symposium took place in June 2017, and brought together those who are committed to shaping and promoting …

Designated Manager Survey: Summary Findings

Year: 2017 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Education, Legislation, Local authority | Author: Linda O’Neill, Richard Withington, Graham Connelly

The report sets out the main findings of a national survey of Designated Managers in educational establishments within Scotland.

Response to consultation on Section 70 of Education (Scotland) Act 1980

Year: 2017 | Topic: Education, Legislation | Author: Linda O’Neill

Response to the Scottish Government consultation on Section 70 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980

Response to consultation on Extending Children's Rights

Year: 2017 | Topic: Education, Legislation | Author: Graham Connelly

A response to the Scottish Government consultation on assessing children with additional support needs’ capacity to use their rights, and con…

Information Sharing and the Named Person: finding a way through the current debate

Year: 2017 | Topic: Legislation | Author: Ben Farrugia

Information sharing and the named person are being debated in Parliament just now; Ben Farrugia gets to grips with the latest developments.

Response to consultation on the Continuing Care Amendment Order 2018

Year: 2017 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Legislation, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton

Response to Scottish Governments consultation the Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018, which will ensure the continued eligibilit…

Tracking Progress: measuring the implementation of the UN Guidelines

Year: 2017 | Topic: International, Legislation | Author: CELCIS

A key challenge for countries is measuring and keeping track of their progress in implementing the standards they set out. An inter-agency i…

Response to Scotland's call for views on Children and Young People (Information Sharing) Bill

Year: 2017 | Topic: Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton

A response to the Education and Skills Committee’s call for views on the proposed legislative amendments to the Children and Young People (Sc…

Consultation response: Equally Safe – a draft delivery plan

Year: 2017 | Topic: Child protection, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation | Author: Lizzie Morton

We comment on the Scottish Government’s draft Delivery Plan on Equally Safe, a strategy for eradicating violence against women and girls.

Consultation response: Draft Regulations to Transfer the Functions and Members of the ASNTS to the Scottish Tribunals and Repeal Existing Regulations

Year: 2017 | Topic: Education, Legislation | Author: Graham Connelly

A response to the Scottish Government consultation to transfer the functions and members of Additional Support Needs Tribunals to the Scottis…

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