News

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.


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Public urged to keep eyes open for children at risk over school holidays

20 June 2019
A new child protection campaign is encouraging everyone to keep their Eyes Open for children at risk during the school holidays,…


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Educational outcomes statistics published

18 June 2019
The Scottish Government has published the Educational Outcomes for Looked After Children 2017-2018 statistics.Linking school and…



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International call to respond to the needs of children on the move

31 May 2019
An international partnership of humanitarian and children’s rights organisations behind a new training resource met with the UN’…


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Housing First for Youth programme expands in to Edinburgh

22 May 2019
Following the success of the pilot of the UK’s first – and only – Housing First project for care experienced young people, Rock …


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The challenge of homelessness faced by Scotland’s care experienced young people

21 May 2019
A new CELCIS briefing outlines how young people who have been in care can experience difficulties in securing housing


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Launch of Advance Payments for survivors of abuse in care

26 April 2019
The Advance Payment Scheme comes ahead of the planned legislation for a statutory redress scheme for survivors of abuse in care …


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NSPCC Child sexual abuse statistics briefing

15 April 2019
To help professionals make evidence-based decisions, the NSPCC has published a briefing introducing the data available on child …