The Promise Scotland has published a comprehensive review of its work from August 2023 to March 2025, highlighting progress, challenges, and the collective efforts made to keep Scotland’s promise to its children and young people.
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Research highlights the need for increased support for Scotland’s kinship families
For the first time, a body of data about Scotland’s children and young people with experience of care has been brought together to better understand the picture of kinship care in Scotland. The information is in the report – Growing Up in Kinship Care – published in October by CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for […]
Plan 24-30 is live, what next?
The Promise Independent Strategic Adviser, Fiona Duncan, has written a blog on the next steps following the publication of the Plan 24-30.
Debate on the Promise Oversight Board Report
The Scottish Parliament has held a members’ business debate on the Promise Oversight Board Report. The contributions by MSPs discussed the contents of the Report, spoke to the need to make progress in keeping the Promise, and noted calls for putting a definition of ‘care experienced’ into legislation.
Transitions Bill does not pass Stage 1
The Scottish Parliament held a debate on the proposed Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill, and at decision time the majority voted against the Bill ensuring that it did not pass Stage 1.
