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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.
Scotland’s New Secure Care Pathway and Standards launched
05 October 2020
The Scottish Government has today (5 October) published new Secure Care Pathway and Standards Scotland to guide all practitioner…
New independent body to advocate for UK response to childhood trauma launched
17 September 2020
The UK Trauma Council (UKCT) was launched today (17 September) to drive positive change in the care and support provided to chil…
UK Information Commissioner introduces a statutory code designed to protect children online
11 September 2020
A statutory code requiring digital organisations to provide better online privacy protections for children came into force for t…
Scotland paves the way to incorporate the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into domestic law
02 September 2020
The Scottish Government has introduced a new Bill to the Scottish Parliament to incorporate the United Nations Convention of the…
Education outcomes for Looked After children 2018-19
01 September 2020
The Scottish Government has today (1 September 2020) published the national Education Outcomes for Looked After children for 201…