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This is the fourth, last – and longest – article in the ‘One question and one question only’ series about the Scottish Government’s consultation into the creation of a National Care Service.

For the full picture, please read the other three blogs: 1) sets…

The Promise Scotland welcomes the CMA’s Interim Report. Having read it closely and carefully,  it notes the CMA’s reinforcement of the analysis set out by the Independent Care Review.

The death of one child or young person is one too many. And whenever that death can be attributed to a ‘system’ that should care and protect, the outrage and shame Scotland feels must also be accompanied with action.

Yesterday, it was three years since William Lindsay died, at just 16 years old in Polmont Young Offenders Institution.  William had experienced Scotland’s ‘care system’ and been let down, time after time, by the ‘system’ that was supposed to love, care and look after him ...

At the beginning of last month, the ‘One Question and One Question only’ article in this short series about the Scottish Government consultation into the National Care Service considered the possible opportunities one single organisation could offer. The focus for this article is the challenges and risks.