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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.

Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the response to COVID-19 in Scotland warns of children’s human rights emergency
16 July 2020
The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland has today (16 July) published an independent Impact Assessment on how emer…

CELCIS joins calls for Care Experienced Bursary extension
09 July 2020
Scotland’s leading care-experience organisations have written to the Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Scienc…

Independent Care Review: sharing evidence and taking The Promise forward
25 June 2020
On 24 June, the Independent Care Review (ICR) published an evidence framework, comprising of research and evidence collated and …

Children and young people’s experiences of the justice system in Scotland during COVID-19
15 June 2020
New research by CYCJ into children and young people’s experiences within Scotland’s justice system operating under the COVID-19 …

Fiona Duncan to Chair oversight body to implement review of care
21 May 2020
Fiona Duncan has been appointed as the Chair of the oversight body to implement the review of care.

Children’s Hearings Scotland publishes new Strategic Outlook
18 May 2020
On 15 May 2020, Children’s Hearings Scotland (CHS) published its new three year Strategic Outlook for 2020-23.

Campaigners call for emergency cash boost to prevent child poverty crisis
13 May 2020
Over 100 organisations and academics have written an open letter to the First Minister calling for a direct financial boost for …

New leadership to drive international and local efforts to do our best for children
01 April 2020
Announcement about the leadership of CELCIS and Inspiring Children’s Futures.