A joint inspection of services for children and young people at risk of harm in East Lothian


The Care Inspectorate and its scrutiny partners, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland and Education Scotland, have evaluated the impact of services for children and young people at risk of harm in East Lothian as very good.


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Keeping children safe


We launched the Simoa (Safety, Inspect, Monitor, Observe, Act) campaign in August 2021 to help support the sector and reduce the number of incidents of children leaving settings unaccompanied by an adult. We also produced a series of practice notes to support improvement and to help ELC staff keep children safe.


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Corporate Parenting Report 2021-23


We all want the best outcomes for all babies, infants, children and young people who are care experienced and accept our responsibility as a corporate parent to make their needs a priority.

Our Corporate Parenting Report 2021-23 reflects how over the last three years, we have fulfilled these duties to complement and support the actions of parents, families, and carers to deliver positive change for children and young people. 


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eForms down for maintenance


eForms will be down for essential maintenance between 15:00 on Friday 3 May 2024 and 17:00 on Sunday 5 May 2024. 


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Statistical Summary Report for Quarter 4 of 2023/24


The Care Inspectorate Statistical Summary Report for Quarter 4 of 2023/24 has now been released.  This presents data on the number of registered care services, new registrations and cancellations, complaints about care services and quality theme grades all by care service type and or service sector.  This is updated on a quarterly basis.

All content is available under the Open Government License, unless otherwise stated. More information on this license is available here.


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