In February 2020, the team behind the Independent Care Review in Scotland produced The Promise – which sets out over 124 pages what needs to happen to ensure thousands of children, young people and families in and on the edge of care in Scotland “grow up loved, safe and respected”.
The Promise, which includes 80 recommendations for change alongside a 10-year implementation plan, received cross-party praise for its “unprecedented” scope and pledge to put looked-after children and care-experienced adults at the heart of the “radical overhaul”.
Chair of the review, Fiona Duncan, tells CYP Now why the the role and subsequent task of implementing The Promise is “the greatest responsibility” of her career – and could offer important pointers to her counterpart south of the border following the recent launch of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in England.
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