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Groundbreaking Independent Review of the Care of Children in Scotland calls for a radical overhaul of Scotland’s care system

05 February 2020
Scotland’s Independent Care Review has published its findings and recommendations.


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Dramatic impact of mentoring programme

28 January 2020
The impact of the MCR Pathways’ mentoring programme on Scotland’s care-experienced young people.


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Changes to how child witnesses give evidence comes into force

24 January 2020
New legislation has come into force in Scotland (20 January) which ensures that vulnerable child witnesses in serious criminal c…


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Expert Group report on preventing harmful sexual behaviour

23 January 2020
The Expert Group on Preventing Sexual Offending Involving Children and Young People has today (23 January) published a report on…


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Calls for more support for the mental health needs of care experienced children and young people

17 January 2020
Call for more to be done on mental and emotional health services as deaths of care experienced children and young people are rep…