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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…


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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…


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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…


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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…


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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…