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Domestic homicide reviews: identifying best practice in learning lessons and implementing change
This working paper outlines 15 aspects of good practice to be considered in the development of a domestic homicide and suicide review model for Scotland. It identifies existing challenges with implementing recommendations from reviews and considers how to define and measure success and impact.
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Building a New Scotland: Education and lifelong learning in an independent Scotland
This paper sets out the Scottish Government's vision for Education and Lifelong Learning in an independent Scotland.
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Building a New Scotland: education and lifelong learning in Scotland - easy read
Easy read version of the Scottish Government's vision for education and lifelong learning in an independent Scotland.
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Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund: operational guidance 2023 to 2024
Operational guidance for the Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund 2023 to 2024.
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - concluding observations 2023: SG initial response
This report sets out the Scottish Government’s (SG) initial response to the UN Committee’s Concluding Observations. It outlines the progress made in relation to children’s rights in Scotland since the publication of the Position Statement of November 2022
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - concluding observations 2023: SG initial response - child-friendly version
This report explains how the Scottish Government (SG) is responding to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations. These were published in 2023. This document will tell you about some of the things we are doing to make things better for children and their families in Scotland
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Disabled young people: National Transitions to Adulthood Strategy Strategic Working Group minutes - February 2024
Minutes from the meeting of the group on 29 February 2024.
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Kinship care - Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 - part 13: updated guidance 2024
Updated non-statutory guidance to accompany Part 13 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Support for Kinship Care) and The Kinship Care Assistance (Scotland) Order 2016 . Designed for practitioners it pays attention to consistency of definition, application of legislation and good practice, and reflects growing knowledge of the particular needs of kinship families.
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Childcare professionals - new continuous professional learning portal: letter from Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise
Letter to the childcare sector providing details of the launch of a new Continuous Professional Learning portal.
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UNCRC Implementation Embedding in Public Services Group minutes: 15 May 2023
Minutes from the meeting held on 15 May 2023.