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xNew resource: Getting it Right for Play
Date: 21st August 2025
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Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
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Play Scotland is delighted to launch Getting it Right for Play. The revised Getting it Right for Play toolkit is a key resource designed to help local authorities assess local play spaces and produce a Play Sufficiency Report.
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Playday is the national day for play in the UK which is celebrated on the first Wednesday of August each year. This year the theme is ‘Spaces for Play’, highlighting the importance of inclusive, accessible, and welcoming environments where all children can play freely. The launch of Getting it Right for Play on this day underscores Play Scotland’s commitment to creating high-quality play spaces for every child, in every community.
Paul Liddell, Chair of Play Scotland, welcomed the toolkit, "I am pleased that Getting it Right for Play has been shaped by extensive engagement with families, communities, and organisations, with a strong focus on the voices and experiences of children and young people with additional support needs. This guidance acknowledges the specific needs and barriers specific groups of children face and provides local authorities and community groups with practical assessment tools to help them evaluate and improve play opportunities and spaces."
Getting it Right for Play reflects Scotland’s strengthened commitment to children’s right to play, aligned with the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, National Planning Framework 4, and the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024. It also supports delivery of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and Action Plan 2025:2030, which recognises place as a primary driver which can create ‘free, accessible, inclusive and safe public play spaces, developed in consultation with children and families.