Cross Border Placement Proposal

On 6 January 2022, The Scottish Government issued a short consultation on the policy relating to placing children and young people into Scottish residential care when a High Court in England or Wales has granted a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) order.

The Promise Scotland submitted its significant concerns surrounding the proposal in January and the response can be read here.

Plan 21-24 makes clear that by 2024 there must be a strategic planning process for children and young people in Scotland that reflects the aims and principles of the promise and ends the practice of cross border placements.