ASPire Hub launched


The ASPire Hub is a place for everyone working in Adult Support and Protection in Scotland to access and share resources. Find out more here.


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Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry


If you believe that you have suffered abuse in a residential childcare setting, you can contact the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry and share your experiences.

Contact the Inquiry’s witness support team to let them know if you are interested in talking about your experiences. 


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Joint inspection of adult support and protection: overview of progress in partnerships where inspections were undertaken in 2017-18


A report on the progress made in adult support and protection by six Scottish partnerships since 2017 has found that, overall, priority areas for improvement were positively addressed.  

The report, which focuses on Dundee, North Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, Aberdeenshire, Highland and Midlothian, was published today by the Care Inspectorate, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland. 


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Disabled children and young people’s experiences of social work services: a thematic review


Too many disabled children and their families in Scotland are not receiving the help they needed at the right time, inspectors have found.

A report published today considers how well social work services contribute to ensuring disabled children have their rights respected and receive early care and support.


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Care Inspectorate Statistical Summary Report for Quarter 1 of 2024/25


The Care Inspectorate Statistical Summary Report for Quarter 1 of 2024/25 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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