GDPs in Scotland are largely unaware of current child protection guidelines. Inadequate undergraduate and postgraduate training has resulted in significant barriers to referral to the child ...

Labour MP Joani Reid has called on the Scottish Government to launch an inquiry into grooming gangs, warning that a culture of denial and ...

The Child Protection and Disability Toolkit has been produced in partnership by WithScotland and the Scottish Government's Ministerial Working Group on Child Protection and Disability. It is aimed at ...

EXCLUSIVE: Joani Reid said there is "even less understanding" about the scale of the problem in Scotland and the "lack of ...

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 ...

Following the publication of the new National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021, refreshed categories of concern for children who are placed on the Child Protection Register, and are ...

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 ...

Child Protection Scotland are urging parents and carers to proactively take steps to ensure children are safe online. Many children and young people have been spending significantly more time ...

More and more children in Scotland are being referred to social services, government figures reveal. Scottish Government statistics show a 67 per cent rise in child protection referrals between 2002 ...

The child protection system in Scotland will be replaced if it continues to fail children who are at risk of abuse, First Minister Jack McConnell warned last week. He was addressing a meeting in ...

A new campaign launched today by Child Protection Committees Scotland and Barnardo’s Scotland encourages the general public to really look, listen and notice signs that a child may be being ...

The dental practitioner and child protection in Scotland A. M. Cairns, J. Y. Q. Mok and R. R. Welbury Br Dent J 2005; 198: 517–520 ...