Adam Ingram, children's minister, said that with the programme drawing to a close, it was a good time to review guidance for child protection practitioners.
"The time is right for us to conduct a review of child protection guidance - drawing on the positives as well as areas that need work - to assess how we can further improve the protection of Scotland's children," he said.
A review of the 1998 guidance Protecting Children: A Shared Responsibility, will be led by a national working group chaired by the Scottish Government and with representatives from child protection committees, police, health, social work and the Crown Office.
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