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Last Tuesday, 1st February, Scottish Government published 1,098 responses to its consultation on the National Care Service.

If Scotland wants to #KeepThePromise, there must be an open and honest conversation about how, where, and when money is spent.

The Promise Scotland is delighted to work with One Parent Families Scotland on ways to advise and support parents as they prepare young people for a change in the places they live.

The recent Supreme Court decision that certain provisions of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill were beyond the competence of the Scottish Parliament was a huge disappointment.

The Promise Scotland approached responding to this consultation guided by one question: will this proposal #KeepThePromise?

Fiona Duncan focuses on the approach the Promise Scotland has taken to inform its response to the NCS consultation, and the methodology deployed to reach its position. 

The Promise Scotland welcomes the CMA's report, which it notes reinforces the analysis set out by the Independent Care Review.

Yesterday it was 3 years since William Lindsay died, at just 16 years old in Polmont Young Offenders Institution. Outrage and shame were the right response – but alone they are not nearly enough.

The Promise Scotland's full response to the news that a record number of young people died in care during lockdown.

The Chair of The Promise Scotland continues this blog series, focusing on the challenges and risks a National Care Service may pose to keeping the promise.