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Since the promise was made, people and organisations across Scotland have been working to bring about the transformative change the Independent Care Review demands. Their learning stories can help you as part of your journey.
This story highlights @MorayCouncil's Maintaining Relationships project and the new framework they have created through co-design with young people to support their workforce to take a rights-based approach around relationships.
Read the full story here: ow.ly/aQ2M50XSSSW
ALT Graphic of an adult watering a plant with a flower growing out of it holding a young person reading a book suggesting support and growth. Text above is a quote from Mandy Morrison, former Improvement Officer at Moray Council who says "The Maintaining Relationships project is rooted in the voice of our children and young people, and it challenges traditional boundaries. It asks us to follow relationships, not job roles."
The Promise Scotland will be closed until 5 January 2026. If you need urgent help, you can find support resources at thepromise.scot/help/. Any other messages will be addressed as soon as possible when we return. Our team wishes you a great holiday break.
The 25 route maps of Plan 24-30 have been updated.
The route maps are not a substitute for organisational plans instead they provide clarity on what actions are the responsibility of which organisations, by when.
Find out more: ow.ly/wv1g50XMw1c
ALT Green road sign with text 'Plan 24-30: What's next?' and a colorful stylised 26 in a white circle representing 2026 on a dark blue background.
ALT Greed speed sign with the number 26 representing 2026. Text explains that Plan 24-30 is designed as a shared national planning framework for keeping the promise and is built for collaboration. It highlights that we all have a role to play in keeping Scotland on track and moving forward at the pace of change that is needed.
ALT Greed speed sign with the number 26 representing 2026. Text explains the next stage of this work will be for The Promise Scotland to support organisations to take these national plans and turn them into local activity.
ALT Greed speed sign with the number 26 representing 2026. Text speaks to all those working to keep the promise emphasizing that you are equal partners in building the route maps and your voice and experience matter and your commitment is essential.
The 25 route maps of Plan 24-30 have been updated & work has been done to make delivery clearer.
The promise’s calls to action have been translated into measurable outcomes to support delivery, accountability, & monitoring.
Find out more here: ow.ly/BxRp50XM9am
ALT Blue background with white lines crossing as a stylised Scottish flag. White and yellow text stating the route map updates include clear, measurable outcomes.
ALT Text explaining route maps include measurable outcomes with timebound milestones which group the promise call to action into coherent delivery-focused clusters and are clear and measurable so organisations can work to and be held to account for delivering them.
ALT Text explaining route maps include measurable outcomes with timebound milestones which provide the clarity needed on milestones, responsibilities, and sequencing and capture exactly what must happen by 2030 for the promise to be kept.
Significant updates have been made to the Plan 24-30 route maps – including clear outcomes, milestones, and commitments from now to 2030 – to help everyone working to keep the promise.
Find out more here: ow.ly/RcyF50XMbPj
ALT Road sign displaying 'Plan 24-30: Scotland's map to keeping the promise' and highlighting that all 25 route maps have been updated.
ALT Text explaining that each route map outlines what must be delivered for the promise to be kept, who is responsible, when it must be done, and how route maps depend on each other for progress on a green background with two white arrows pointing forward.
The What Matters questions provide a way of rooting the understanding of progress in what is important to children, young people, families, and care experienced adults.
Find out more about the What Matters questions and how you can use them here: ow.ly/2Pv650XKZX9
ALT Text on how to use The Promise Story of Progress through asking the right questions, with a graphic of a large question mark and a child with a backpack holding luggage.
ALT Text explaining how the Promise Story of Progress shows changes in national data alongside organisational learning and insights from lived experience to give a clearer picture of the bridges and barriers in all areas, with colourful questions marks on a dark blue background.
ALT Text explaining that What Matters questions can help people use the information from the Promise Story of Progress as a tool for learning, understanding, and improvement, with colorful question marks on dark blue background.
ALT A child with a backpack stands in an orange circle surrounded by colourful question marks. Text encourages you to try a What Matters questions example asking how you would answer "How are you making sure that I am getting the support I need to overcome things that make it hard for me to participate, learn, and thrive in education?"
The creation and ongoing development of the Promise Story of Progress is an integral part of keeping the promise. By creating new ways of understanding progress, it can support better conversations, different actions, and culture change across Scotland. 1/2⬇️
Find out more about how it was developed and how it links with Plan 24-30 to drive change in the report ‘Building the Promise Story of Progress: Learning and next steps’ here: ow.ly/ioBr50XKZFP 2/2
ALT Text highlighting the importance of understanding progress to keeping the promise, with a dotted path leading to a location pin on a dark blue background.
Today the @SP_ECYP published its Stage 1 Report on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill. The Promise Scotland is encouraging all MSPs to support the Bill at Stage 1, and welcomes the Committee's recommendation for Parliament to do so. 1/3
We're pleased to see many of the recommendations including:
➡️ providing more detail on the role of paid Chair's
➡️bringing provisions within scope of the UNCRC
➡️clarifying how children can participate in their Hearings
➡️consideration of changing the language of ‘aftercare’
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We are committed to working with the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament to strengthen the Bill in the coming months. Read the report here: ow.ly/jmqp50XKQf0 3/3
The Promise Story of Progress aims to help Scotland to understand how change is happening & where improvement is needed.
Updates have been made to the 3 kinds of data included, with each offering a different but equally important perspective. Learn more: ow.ly/qte450XKLT8
ALT 'Promise Story of Progress: Viewing the data' alongside a stylised magnifying glass on a dark blue background.
ALT Three kinds of data make up the Promise Story of Progress: national level data shows what is changing over time, organisational level data shows how those changes are happening, and the experience lens shows if those changes are being felt.
ALT Text reads "The Promise Story of Progress is best understood by viewing all three parts together, by looking at the information for each question under each vision statement. There is a role for all of us to play in ensuring we are using the data and information in the Promise Story of Progress to understand and create the change needed to keep the promise."
Updates have been made to all three questions in the Promise Story of Progress.
This is a different approach to measuring progress, by having lived experience at the centre. It helps people to understand what things need to change and how they can change. 1/2⬇️
ALT Text about new developments to the Promise Progress Framework and the way Scotland understands how change is happening and where improvement is needed on a dark blue background with colourful connected circles suggesting connecting data.
ALT On a dark blue background with colourful connected circles suggesting connecting data. Text explains that the Promise Story of Progress brings together different types of information to answer three questions: How is Scotland doing in its progress towards keeping the promise? How are organisations doing in their work to keep the promise? Are the care community feeling the impact of the promise being kept?
The ongoing development of the Promise Story of Progress is integral to keeping the promise – creating new ways of understanding progress, resulting in better conversation, informed actions, and culture change.
Find out more here: ow.ly/5pPx50XKLwk 2/2
We have a new guide for people with care experience with information on how to make an access request: ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/cam…
You can also see how we're supporting organisations to improve standards.
The Scottish Government elected in 2026 are responsible for keeping the promise.
We have outlined actions in each of the five foundations that must be taken to ensure the promise made to Scotland’s children, families & care experienced adults is kept: ow.ly/j1pU50XpSw4
ALT Graphic of 9 dots in a square formation representing community on a light blue background representing, Family, one of the five foundations of the promise. Text reads "Ensuring Scotland's children grow up loved, safe and respected: Scottish Government actions required to keep the promise."
ALT Actions for the next Scottish Government under, Voice, one of the five foundations of the promise. Actions include "Prioritise sustainable funding for whole family support; Make family group decision making consistently available for children, families and care experienced adults where appropriate; Ensure community-based intensive support is available in each local area for all families who need it, and align it with the work being done to ensure that there are alternative options for Secure Care."
ALT Actions for the next Scottish Government under, Voice, one of the five foundations of the promise. Actions include "Prioritise sustainable funding for whole family support; Make family group decision making consistently available for children, families and care experienced adults where appropriate; Ensure community-based intensive support is available in each local area for all families who need it, and align it with the work being done to ensure that there are alternative options for Secure Care."