Leave this website quickly.


We work to help support the transformation of how Scotland cares — ensuring that its children and young people grow up loved, safe and respected so that they realise their full potential, and that care experienced adults and families have the support they need to thrive.

Our work

Supporting Plan 24-30

Our role is to support those working to keep the promise to be able to use Plan 24-30 – Scotland’s plan to keep the promise – in planning, delivering and monitoring work. Our role in this area includes work on:

Policy Work

We work towards necessary changes in Scotland’s law and policy around the promise, in areas including:

What’s been done

We help you to know about what has already been done to keep the promise— and to learn about what has worked, and what has been challenging for others.

What are Plan 24-30, its Route Maps, and the Promise Story of Progress?

The Promise Scotland has released an explainer video on Plan 24-30, which shows how the Plan’s two linked parts work together.

 

Find out more.

Illustration of people happy beside numbers forming the year 2030, with one person holding a promise heart.

Newsletter

We send out an online newsletter which highlights:

  • The latest news from The Promise Scotland
  • The Promise Scotland’s work as it supports efforts to keep the promise
  • Stories of change taking place across Scotland as work to keep the promise takes place.

Sign up to the newsletter here.

Latest events

We hold a range of events and learning opportunities for those working to keep the promise.

Find out about what's coming up.

Latest news

Catching up on what is happening around Scotland

28 May 2026


Fiona Duncan is visiting all local authorities across Scotland, to hear from people about progress to keep the promise. In this blog, she explains why she is heading out on the road.

The promise must be kept by 2030. Scotland has now chosen the parliamentarians who must deliver it

12 May 2026


Scotland has a new government, there are new MSPs and there is a change in the balance of parties represented in the Scottish Parliament.

Learning stories

Care Inspectorate on restrictive practice
Friday, 23 January 2026

The Care Inspectorate speak about the work they have done to reduce restrictive practice across Scotland.

My Care Record: Creating digital solutions for owning your own story
Tuesday, 13 January 2026

The My Care Record project aims to create a digital tool, which can help young people to access their information and have their experiences accurately reflected when interacting with services.

Moray Council’s new framework on a rights-based approach around relationships
Wednesday, 07 January 2026

A learning story focusing on Moray Council's framework, created through co-design as part of the Maintaining Relationships project.