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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.
Voice and Inclusion Project
11 May 2021
The Voice and Inclusion Project (VIP) has been set up for children and young people with care experience to come together to wor…
New resources for schools, colleges and practitioners supporting traumatically bereaved children and young people
05 May 2021
The UK Trauma Council (UKTC) and three child bereavement charities have launched new resources for those supporting children and…
Views sought to inform new guidance to support the rights of brothers and sisters with care experience in Scotland
09 April 2021
CELCIS has begun to gather views to inform the writing of a National Practice Guidance to accompany new legislative changes intr…
The way forward for children’s care in Scotland set out as The Promise Scotland publishes Plan 21-24
31 March 2021
The Promise has published the first of three plans for the decade ahead outlining how Scotland will Keep The Promise of the revi…
Children’s Children’s Social Work Statistics for Scotland published
30 March 2021
The Scottish Government has published the latest official annual Children’s Social Work Statistics for Scotland.
An Appreciation of Professor Joyce Lishman
22 March 2021
With the death of Joyce Lishman we have lost someone who had a huge impact on social work and social care practice in Scotland o…
Children's rights given new protection in Scots Law
16 March 2021
The Scottish Parliament has today (16 March) passed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (Incorporat…
Scotland’s legislation for financial redress scheme approved
11 March 2021
The Scottish Parliament has passed legislation to establish a Redress Scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in care in …