Corporate Parenting - Who Cares? Scotland 

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On the 4^th October 2007 £2.5 million was announced by the Minister for Children and Early Years to support councils in developing structures and processes which structure their corporate parenting role. Since then council’s have been developing their corporate parenting strategies and building their capacity to challenge and scrutinise. Work has been ongoing in exploring the role of the elected member, who are accountable for the outcomes of children who have been in their council’s care, particularly in relation to scrutiny.

Corporate Parenting Awareness – Training-Life Changing Opportunity

The Scottish Government has funded Who Cares? Scotland to deliver training on corporate parenting in a new initiative. The programme aims to improve awareness of corporate parenting responsibilities of Scotland’s elected members and health board members in all 32 local authorities and 14 health boards.

The programme will provide an understanding of the responsibility to promote the needs of looked after children and help drive forward national policies to support young people in care.