Transitions (between adult and children services)

The UNCRC is a treaty that establishes the fundamental rights of children, applying to all persons under 18 years of age.

Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) is Scottich Government's commitment to provide all children, young people and their families with the right support at the right time.

The GIRFEC principles and values are based on children's rights. GIRFEC contains eight wellbeing indicators (SHANARRI) that describe how a child or young person is doing at a point in time.

This one-page explainer sets out what can be found in the resource Understanding age in Child Protection guidance and Adult Support and Protection legislation. It explains how to get the most out of the resource, especially for those working with 16 and 17 year olds. This one-page explainer also contains additional reflective questions to consider and ideas for group learning sessions on the topic.

Scotland's ambition for young people is that “we grow up loved, safe, and respected so that we realise our full potential.” The Promise is built on these foundations:

This presentation was delivered in April 2024 to a joint Child Protection / Adult Support and Protection meeting. It explains the significant case review / learning review of Margaret Fleming, who was murdered late 1999/early 2000. The review sought to learn from Margaret's life and explicitly adopts a human rights and trauma-informed approach. The learning disability community were included within the review.

This presentation was delivered by the Care Inspectorate in April 2024 to a joint child protection / Adult Support and Protection meeting. It sets out the background to both children's and adults learning reviews, and themes that can be pulled out from each. The presentation also details the Care Inspectorate developments on aligning processes between children's and adults learning reviews, and future work.

This presentation was delivered in April 2024 to a joint child protection / Adult Support and Protection meeting. Key points are shared on how Dundee has worked towards a closer relationship between child protection and ASP services. This includes establishing a co-located multi-disciplinary team, and increasing opportunities for joint meetings and training. The presentation also looks at how such innovations can be sustained and promoted.

This presentation was delivered in April 2024 to a joint child protection / Adult Support and Protection meeting. Children and adults are defined in different ways in legislation. While ASP is applicable to someone over 16, child protection may be applicable up to the age of 18. In theory, therefore, both ASP and Child Protection guidance can apply to 16 and 17 year olds. This presentation gives an overview of that overlap and the interface between these two areas of support. It also covers the experience of working with 16 and 17 year olds from a practitioner perspective.