At the request of Scottish Ministers, between 2021 and 2025 the Care Inspectorate led on joint inspections of services for children and young people at risk of harm.

The remit of these joint inspections was to consider the effectiveness of services for children and young people up to the age of 18 at risk of harm. The inspections looked at the differences community planning partnerships are making to the lives of children and young people at risk of harm and their families.

These joint inspections aimed to provide assurance on the extent to which services, working together, could demonstrate that:

• Children and young people are safer because risks have been identified early and responded to effectively.
• Children and young people’s lives improve with high-quality planning and support, ensuring they experience sustained, loving and nurturing relationships to keep them safe from further harm.
• Children and young people and families are meaningfully and appropriately involved in decisions about their lives. They influence service planning, delivery and improvement.
• Collaborative strategic leadership, planning and operational management ensure high standards of service delivery.

We will shortly be producing an overview report. You can access individual inspection reports here.