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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.

Official statistics published by SCRA
26 July 2019
SCRA publishes statistics on children and young people involved in the Children’s Hearings System.

Fostering and adoption statistics for 2018-19 published
25 July 2019
Care Inspectorate publishes data collected from service providers and service evaluation information.

More support for care experienced people wanting to go to university in Scotland
25 July 2019
A new initiative sees care experienced students who meet the mimimum entry grades awarded a place at university.

All Party Parliamentary Group reports on Financial Education for Care Experienced Children
09 July 2019
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Financial Education for Young People has published ‘Care to talk about Money? The Im…

Justice for Children initiative launched at United Nations
05 July 2019
Led by project director Professor Jennifer Davidson, CELCIS’s Executive Director and Executive Director of the Institute for Ins…

Research published from survey of care experienced students
26 June 2019
The first Scotland-wide survey of care experienced students in Scotland’s colleges and universities.

Organisations call for action now: Kids can’t wait for new income supplement
24 June 2019
CELCIS has joined more than 70 organisations and leaders from across Scottish society to call on the First Minister to speed up …

Phase one reports of Permanently Progressing? Building secure futures for children in Scotland published
21 June 2019
Reports from a study investigated decision making, permanence, progress, outcomes and belonging for children in Scotland who bec…