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xReview of legislative landscape for children in care
Date: 20th January 2026
Category:
General measures of implementation, Care Experienced children
An independent, expert-led review has been announced that will consider changes to the legislative framework for the children’s care system. The 12-month review will be led by Professor Kenneth Norrie, working in partnership with CELCIS.
The review will build upon work by The Promise Scotland and will gather evidence on whether changes are needed to the existing framework for the benefit of children, their families and the workforce around them. The final scope of the review is yet to be determined but will build on existing work on legislation such as:
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Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
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Children (Scotland) Act 1995;
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Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007;
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Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011;
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Children and Young People (Scotland) Acct 2014;
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Children (Scotland) Act 2020;
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Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning)(Scotland) Bill, which is still subject to Parliamentary approval; and
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Any further reform bill(s) as might be needed to deliver the Promise by 2030.