2025: The halfway point for the promise
Part of: What must change
2025 marks the halfway point to keeping the promise.
In 2020, Scotland made a promise: that the conclusions of its Independent Care Review would be implemented in full.
On February 5 of that year, the then Scottish Government committed to keeping this promise by 2030 at the latest— a commitment affirmed by all parties within the Scottish Parliament.
Now, in 2025, Scotland’s at the halfway point to keeping that promise. More needs to happen, and the pace of change needs to increase.
But it’s still true that a lot of work has been done— nationally, and in local authorities across Scotland.
Some highlights of that work are collected in the pages below.
2020-2025: What's been happening?
2020-2025: Signs of National Change
Several changes have happened on a national level since Scotland made the promise in 2020.
2020-2025: Signs of Local Change
Throughout the last five years, Scotland’s local authorities have been working to drive local change.
The Promise Scotland: Supporting Change
Since being established in 2021, The Promise Scotland has supported organisations to keep the promise at a local and national level.
2025 and beyond: Moving faster
In the five years since the promise was made, Scotland has seen real and positive change.
2020-2025: Stories of Change
Through the last five years, people and organisations across Scotland have been working to bring about the transformative change the Independent Care Review demands. In this way, they've worked to keep the promise.
In 2025, a few of these stories will be highlighted on The Promise Scotland website, to highlight the experiences of those who've been working for change.
The Power of Relationships: Danielle and Sharon’s Story of Change
Thursday, 13 March 2025
Pride, Ownership, and Empowerment: A Promise Group Story of Change
Thursday, 20 February 2025
A Network of Promise Keepers: Renfrewshire's Story of Change
Thursday, 06 February 2025
The Oversight Board: Report THREE
The Oversight Board for the promise exists to check up on how Scotland's doing around keeping it.
On February 5 2025 – exactly five years since the promise was made – they published their third report.
