Drop in child poverty in Scotland since targets introduced – report - Meanwhile, England and Wales have seen a 15% increase ...

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The Scottish Government has announced when the two-child cap will effectively end in Scotland. The Social Justice Secretary said the Westminster policy will be mitigated from March 2 next year – just ...

Members of one of Scotland's largest paedophile gangs - who ran a "monstrous" child sex abuse ring in a Glasgow drugs den - have each been sentenced to an order for lifelong restriction.

A major and immediate review of every child protection case in Edinburgh is under way after a report found a baby killed by his father had been failed at "almost every level". The report into the ...

Both Child Protection Committees Scotland and campaign partner Barnardo’s Scotland understand that people can be hesitant about acting on a gut feeling, but Martin Crewe, Director of Barnardo ...

Child Protection Scotland’s website also contains information about how to take action. Mhairi Grant from Child Protection Committees Scotland urges concerned adults not to ignore red flags ...

Scotland's children's commissioner said lessons have "not been fully learned" from recent inquiries and gaps still exist in child protection guidance. Scottish ministers said they recently ...

In Edinburgh and across Scotland, whistleblowers and survivors have alleged cover-ups and whitewashes about child protection concerns, and these range from allegations about malpractice to ...

Child protection agencies must work to ensure there are no repeats of the abuse scandals which have shocked Scotland, according to the first minister. Jack McConnell told a conference of experts in ...

The policy can be downloaded below. It will reviewed every 3 years, unless legislative changes require any updates to be done sooner. Each Club is required to have their own Child Protection / ...

New figures show 47 child protection and safeguarding referrals made to the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) since 2019 did not result in full investigations. The allegations were ...