Scotland made a promise to care experienced
children and young people:
You will grow up loved, safe and respected.
And by 2030, that promise must be kept.
How was the promise made?
Scotland made its promise following the Independent Care Review in 2020.
Who supports Scotland to keep it?
The Promise Scotland supports people and organisations across Scotland to keep the promise.
And who makes sure it's kept?
The Oversight Board check if enough's happening to #KeepThePromise.
2025 is the halfway point for the promise.
More needs to happen, and the pace of change needs to increase.
But it’s still true that a lot of work has been done— nationally, and in local authorities across Scotland.
Some highlights of that work are collected in the pages below.
The Oversight Board monitors whether the promise is being kept.
You can now find their work and reports on their own dedicated website.
Visit The Oversight Board's website.
Plan 24-30
Plan 24-30 is a dynamic plan of action that sets out who needs to do what by when to #KeepThePromise by 2030.
With its development led by the Independent Strategic Advisor for the promise, it’s Scotland’s plan for change— which belongs to everyone.
Promise Design Tools
The Promise Design Tools help the people who work in services work together with the people who use them.
Through collaborating and sharing what they know, they can understand and solve the complex problems they face around the promise.
Newsletter
The Promise Scotland sends out an online newsletter which highlights:
- the latest news from The Promise Scotland,
- The Promise Scotland’s work as it supports efforts to #KeepThePromise,
- stories of change taking place across Scotland as work to #KeepThePromise takes place.
Latest news
Keeping the promise: Upcoming events with The Promise Scotland
12 May 2025
What to Consider in a Promise Bill?
6 May 2025
Recent News
Our response to the latest data on children in care
24 April 2025
The Oversight Board are recruiting for new members
22 April 2025
Building Bridges for Siblings: Karen's Story of Change
10 April 2025