News and events

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Local Learning Partnerships

Iriss is pleased to be a national partner in the Local Learning Partnerships initiative led by the Scottish Government.   You may have heard about the recent announcement of investment for Test of Change activities to support social work education partners to strengthen and develop…
Published 17 Feb 2026 in News
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Our new course supporting Child Protection Planning Meetings

In partnership with Scottish Government, Iriss has designed and developed a new course supporting professionals with Child Protection Planning Meetings. This course is designed to better help…
Published 11 Dec 2023 in News
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The Scottish Social Services Awards 2023

The Scottish Social Services Awards are an opportunity to celebrate some of the great work found across the sector. We here at Iriss were honoured to host the event with funding from the Scottish…
Published 28 Nov 2023 in News
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Adult Support and Protection Resource Hub – callout for content

We're asking everyone who works in ASP to share what you find useful in your work — training resources, reports, guidance, videos, podcasts, documents…
Published 25 Jul 2023 in News
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New place, new people – gaining experience

A post on work placement at Iriss by Sydney Oosterhoff.
Published 23 Jun 2023 in Features
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New resource to support better practice in ASP Large Scale Investigations

Iriss is pleased to publish a new resource: the Adult Support and Protection National Large Scale Investigation Framework.
Published 6 Jun 2023 in News
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Today we publish our report 'Chronologies in Adult Support and Protection: Moving from Current to Best'

We are delighted to publish our report of into chronology practice in Adult Support and Protection (ASP)…
Published 5 Jun 2023 in News
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Passion4Fusion and Iriss event to share research findings

Passion4Fusion and Iriss are developing resources to support children, young people and families from African backgrounds. Come to our 22nd June event to hear more.
Published 26 May 2023 in News
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Today we publish our report ‘Adult Support and Protection: everyone's business’

Do you want an overview of Adult Support and Protection (ASP), why it matters, and an introduction to key definitions and processes reflecting updated guidance and the revised Code of Practice (2022)?
Published 9 May 2023 in News
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Iriss evolve conference – ticketing update and workshops

We have been blown away by the interest in our one day conference in May, Evolve: getting innovation into practice…
Published 14 Apr 2023 in News
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Adult Support and Protection Day

A day focused on the theme of neglect and self-neglect, encouraging people to look out for signs of neglect.
Published 20 Feb 2023 in News

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