Developing Route Maps
Part of: Supporting Plan 24-30
Plan 24-30’s route maps help organisations across Scotland understand what’s happening to keep the promise.
Plan 24-30 organises the 80+ actions from the Independent Care Review under the five foundations of the promise, resulting in 25 themes which set out where Scotland needs to be by 2030.
Each theme contains a route map— setting out what changes must happen, by when, and by who, for the promise to be kept by 2030.
About the route maps
The route maps are a crucial step in keeping the promise, outlining key milestones, initiatives, and timelines.
Plan 24-30’s route maps are already live and are being continuously reviewed and updated to capture the actions that are already progressing.
The next step is identifying the milestones up to 2030, which will make clear who is leading, what the action is and when work will begin. They will provide clarity on the national direction across the different areas to keep the promise.
Where there are existing national plans or priorities, the route maps will help bring these together. This helps us see how different areas of work connect and support each other.
The Promise Scotland has made supporting developing the content for route maps a priority for 2025.
How does The Promise Scotland support route map development?
The Promise Scotland has committed to working collaboratively with those leading and delivering change to develop each of the route maps by the end of December 2025.
We are doing this through:
- Developing route map content, including commitments, milestones and who is responsible
- Mapping the interdependencies across Plan 24-30 so route maps are connected, ensuring support for children and families is joined up across systems
- Ensuring the development of route maps is an active process that builds on positive change and creates improvement
Alongside this, we continue to provide support to the Independent Strategic Advisor in her role to challenge and advocate for the urgent changes needed to keep the promise.
The route maps will not be detailed operational plans. Instead, they will set the national strategic direction, which can then be used to create local delivery plans which are coordinated, transparent, and have a shared sense of direction in each thematic area.
In 2026, The Promise Scotland will shift our focus to supporting organisations to translate the national route maps to these local delivery contexts.
We will also:
- Continue to maintain and update the Plan 24-30 website, including route maps, to ensure it reflects planned and unplanned changes across Scotland.
- Gather feedback on Plan 24-30 from all those who use it, and - working with the Independent Strategic Advisor - make improvements to the Plan
- Communicate updates about Plan 24-30
While Plan 24-30 is Scotland’s plan and leading it is the responsibility of many different organisations, The Promise Scotland are behind it, working to ensure it helps all those working to keep the promise.
Get in touch
We are engaging with organisations, groups and individuals who have a remit and responsibility to take action under all the themes. If you are interested in finding out more – or think you should be involved in the development of one of the route maps –please contact plan2430@thepromise.scot.
Route map updates
Find out more about route maps and how they will help Scotland keep the promise.
Our support offer
Find out about how The Promise Scotland encourages collaborating and learning around the foundations and themes of Plan 24-30.