The Promise Scotland

11/06/2026

The voices of children, young people care experienced adults, and their families must be at the very heart of all that we do.

The What Matters questions are a tool to help you see your plans and decisions through their eyes. The questions are:

• inspired by the over 5,500 voices that told their experiences to the Independent Care Review 💡
• free to use and interactive🤝

The What Matters questions are a practical way to keep the promise central to your work. Find out more here: https://www.plan2430.scot/the-promise-story-of-progress/what-matters-questions/

10/06/2026

05/06/2026

Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, is visiting all 32 local authorities across Scotland, to hear from children, young people, families, and care experienced adults, alongside those working to support them, about progress to keep the promise.

Today, Fiona is visiting North Lanarkshire to understand where change is happening and how to overcome the challenges getting in the way.

Find out more about the upcoming catch ups here: https://ow.ly/valF50Z7FOh

North Lanarkshire Council

03/06/2026

This week Fiona Duncan, Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, will have the first of 32 catch ups in local authority areas across Scotland to meet with people to whom the promise was made, and those working to keep it.

In parallel, Fiona Duncan, Chief Social Work Officer Highland, and Convenor of Social Work Scotland, will be working with Scottish Government and Local Government leaders on the specific changes needed.

Read their joint statement in support of social workers and the challenges they face, as part of a commitment to work in partnership to drive change: https://ow.ly/lkOT50Z70gU

02/06/2026

Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, is visiting all the local authorities across Scotland this year, to hear from people about progress to keep the promise. In this blog, she explains why she is heading out on the road.

Read more here: https://ow.ly/lplw50Z6hUz

29/05/2026

In Fife, the This is Us group & Support Birth Families Service are dedicated 1:1 and peer support services for birth families where children have been permanently removed from birth parents care or are likely to. Find out what they learned in creating it https://ow.ly/T3K350Z5uOA

28/05/2026

Our latest newsletter is out today 📨

This edition focuses on what must happen next following the Scottish election and upcoming visits to local areas: (link to newsletter)

Want to sign up to receive the next edition straight to your inbox? Click here 📬 👉 thepromise.scot/newsletter/

28/05/2026

Over the course of this year, Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, will visit all local authorities across Scotland, to hear from people about progress to keep the promise. In this blog, she explains why she is heading out on the road.

Read more here: https://www.plan2430.scot/news/local-area-catch-ups/

21/05/2026

Children, young people, families, and care experienced adults should have what they need to thrive no matter where they live in Scotland.

Professionals that play a key role in work to keep the promise across local areas gathered to share and bring together regional learning and national insights to support the use of Plan 24-30.
Outcomes from this session will directly inform the path forward to fulfilling the promise.

Read more here:

19/05/2026

New MSPs have been chosen to represent the people of Scotland for the next five years and it is part of their responsibilities to make sure the promise is kept – ensuring that children, young people, families, and care experienced adults have the support they need to thrive.

Although Scotland is now past the midpoint, there is still more work to do, and the scale of the challenge ahead must not be underestimated.

The time to act is now. Find out more about what must be done here: https://ow.ly/HL1N50YUz9c