The Promise anniversary
Today marks five years since Scotland published The Promise, the report that followed an independent care review requested by the government. On publishing the report, Scotland made a promise to care experienced children and young people that they will grow up loved, safe, and respected.
The Oversight Board holds Scotland to account by checking if the promise is being kept. Today they have published their third report, showing where Scotland is at just now in its journey to keep The Promise. Find out more here.
Aileen Nicol, the promise lead at the Care Inspectorate said: “We are fully committed and working at pace to play our part in making the Promise happen by 2030”.
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Joint inspection of adult support and protection: review of progress in the Western Isles
Significant progress has been made by services in the Western Isles in ensuring adults at risk of harm are safe, supported and respected.
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Statement on Happy Days Out of School Care, Uddingston
A day care service in Uddingston must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by children, inspectors have said.
The Care Inspectorate has issued an improvement notice to Happy Days Out of School Care following an inspection which identified significant concerns. The inspection report will be published on the Care Inspectorate website in due course.
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Contact centre open late for all services during annual returns
Each year, we ask services to complete an annual return. This gives us important information that helps us plan, inform and carry out our inspections and improvement work. This year's annual returns will be available to service providers for completion until 2 March 2025. We have extended our contact centre opening hours for all services between 16:00-19:00 on the below days to help services with queries about annual returns. There will be limited staff available, so we ask for your patience while we answer your calls.
- Thursday 30 January
- Thursday 6 February
- Thursday 13 February
- Thursday 20 February
- Thursday 27 February
Our contact centre will still be open Monday to Friday 09:00-16:00. You can call us on 0345 600 9527. Further information, guidance and FAQs are available on our website.
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Joint inspection of adult support and protection: review of progress in Orkney
Significant progress has been made by services in Orkney in ensuring adults at risk of harm are safe, supported and respected.
A review was carried out by the Care Inspectorate, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland, following a previous joint inspection of adult support and protection conducted in 2023.
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