The Promise Scotland

The Oversight Board's role is to report on progress towards keeping the promise, identify barriers, and issue calls to action where further change is required.

In this blog, David Anderson, Chair of the Oversight Board, explores the recent calls to better understand premature deaths of care experienced people and the important questions raised around whether Scotland is gathering, linking, and using information in a way that drives change.

Read more here: https://ow.ly/uigI50Ze9x3

Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, is visiting all 32 local authorities to understand progress to keep the promise across Scotland.

Today, Fiona is visiting Shetland Islands Council to learn more about what is making the biggest impact in the lives of children, young people, families, care experienced adults, and those working to support them and how to overcome the challenges getting in the way of further change.

Find out more about this series of catch ups here: https://ow.ly/yhSu50ZcMpV

Care worth talking about

This Shared Lives Week, Shared Lives Plus is encouraging everyone to help spread the word about Shared Lives.

One conversation can make a difference. By telling just one person about Shared Lives, you could help someone discover a life-changing opportunity.

To help raise awareness, we're hosting a FREE webinar on Thursday 18th June, 2–3pm. It's a great chance to learn more about Shared Lives and hear inspiring stories.

Find out more and sign up here:
https://sharedlivesplus.org.uk/2026/06/03/shout-about-shared-lives-join-our-free-webinar-during-shared-lives-week/

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The voices of children, young people, care experienced adults, and their families must be at the very heart of all that we do.

The What Matters questions are a tool to help you see your plans and decisions through their eyes. The questions are:

• inspired by the over 5,500 voices that told their experiences to the Independent Care Review 💡
• free to use and interactive🤝

The What Matters questions are a practical way to keep the promise central to your work. Find out more here: https://www.plan2430.scot/the-promise-story-of-progress/what-matters-questions/

Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, is visiting all 32 local authorities across Scotland, to hear from children, young people, families, and care experienced adults, alongside those working to support them, about progress to keep the promise.

Today, Fiona is visiting North Lanarkshire to understand where change is happening and how to overcome the challenges getting in the way.

Find out more about the upcoming catch ups here: https://ow.ly/valF50Z7FOh

North Lanarkshire Council

This week Fiona Duncan, Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, will have the first of 32 catch ups in local authority areas across Scotland to meet with people to whom the promise was made, and those working to keep it.

In parallel, Fiona Duncan, Chief Social Work Officer Highland, and Convenor of Social Work Scotland, will be working with Scottish Government and Local Government leaders on the specific changes needed.

Read their joint statement in support of social workers and the challenges they face, as part of a commitment to work in partnership to drive change: https://ow.ly/lkOT50Z70gU

Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, is visiting all the local authorities across Scotland this year, to hear from people about progress to keep the promise. In this blog, she explains why she is heading out on the road.

Read more here: https://ow.ly/lplw50Z6hUz