CELCIS
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Official account. We are CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection, based at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. www.celcis.org
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📣 We welcome this bold action by the Chancellor today to scrap the two-child limit. It will keep 20,000 children in Scotland out of poverty.
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📣 We welcome this bold action by the Chancellor today to scrap the two-child limit. It will keep 20,000 children in Scotland out of poverty.
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'This is a much-needed fresh start in our country's efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on' - our comment to the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped from next year
The policy, introduced under the Tories, means parents can only claim universal credit for their first two children.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
'This is a much-needed fresh start in our country's efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on' - our comment to the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The UK Government will scrap the two-child cap on benefits from April next year, the chancellor has confirmed. www.holyrood.com/news/view,uk...
UK Government scraps two-child limit amid tax-raising budget
The Scottish Government will receive an additional £820m over the period of the spending review
www.holyrood.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The UK Government will scrap the two-child cap on benefits from April next year, the chancellor has confirmed. www.holyrood.com/news/view,uk...
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We break down exactly how the end to the two-child limit on benefits will impact low-income households in the UK.
What does the end to the two-child limit mean for you?
www.bigissue.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We break down exactly how the end to the two-child limit on benefits will impact low-income households in the UK.
🎨 ✏️Doodle, design and paint your way into this year's CELCIS Christmas card competition! 🎅 We're looking for entries from school-aged children with care experience in Scotland, and with snow time like the present, send us designs by your children and young people today: buff.ly/TZmcHgI
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🎨 ✏️Doodle, design and paint your way into this year's CELCIS Christmas card competition! 🎅 We're looking for entries from school-aged children with care experience in Scotland, and with snow time like the present, send us designs by your children and young people today: buff.ly/TZmcHgI
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Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformational for children.
This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
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This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformational for children.
This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
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This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
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We welcome the announcement in the UK Budget that the two-child limit is being abolished
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We welcome the announcement in the UK Budget that the two-child limit is being abolished
This feature story looks at how East Lothian Council's Families Together programme, established through the Scottish Government's Whole Family Wellbeing Fund and supported by CELCIS, is providing early help for children, young people and their families: buff.ly/4fcb9YL
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This feature story looks at how East Lothian Council's Families Together programme, established through the Scottish Government's Whole Family Wellbeing Fund and supported by CELCIS, is providing early help for children, young people and their families: buff.ly/4fcb9YL
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We’re expecting the Child Poverty Strategy any day.
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Robyn said: 'I’m writing to you since some families are going through something called poverty, which is not okay!'
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Robyn said: 'I’m writing to you since some families are going through something called poverty, which is not okay!'
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We’re expecting the Child Poverty Strategy any day.
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Robyn said: 'I’m writing to you since some families are going through something called poverty, which is not okay!'
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Robyn said: 'I’m writing to you since some families are going through something called poverty, which is not okay!'
📢 The NEW issue of the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care highlights the experiences, challenges, and opportunities of those working in residential child care. Read it online now: buff.ly/MHXEcBW #SJRCC
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
📢 The NEW issue of the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care highlights the experiences, challenges, and opportunities of those working in residential child care. Read it online now: buff.ly/MHXEcBW #SJRCC
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🚨 The Chancellor must use today's Budget to end the two-child limit for good, fulfilling a key ask in our manifesto for social work.
Children and families across the UK are depending on it.
Read more 🔗 basw.co.uk/articles/scr...
Children and families across the UK are depending on it.
Read more 🔗 basw.co.uk/articles/scr...
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🚨 The Chancellor must use today's Budget to end the two-child limit for good, fulfilling a key ask in our manifesto for social work.
Children and families across the UK are depending on it.
Read more 🔗 basw.co.uk/articles/scr...
Children and families across the UK are depending on it.
Read more 🔗 basw.co.uk/articles/scr...
Did you know that we have CPD accredited recorded webinars?
In our Emerging Insights webinar recordings, sector leaders share insight about current critical issues and challenges in child protection.
They can be claimed towards your CPD requirement: buff.ly/3M9J07O
In our Emerging Insights webinar recordings, sector leaders share insight about current critical issues and challenges in child protection.
They can be claimed towards your CPD requirement: buff.ly/3M9J07O
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Did you know that we have CPD accredited recorded webinars?
In our Emerging Insights webinar recordings, sector leaders share insight about current critical issues and challenges in child protection.
They can be claimed towards your CPD requirement: buff.ly/3M9J07O
In our Emerging Insights webinar recordings, sector leaders share insight about current critical issues and challenges in child protection.
They can be claimed towards your CPD requirement: buff.ly/3M9J07O
🎅🎄It's time for CELCIS's annual Christmas card competition! We're looking for care experienced young people to doodle, draw, paint or design their entries, which we know will be tree-mendous: buff.ly/TZmcHgI
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🎅🎄It's time for CELCIS's annual Christmas card competition! We're looking for care experienced young people to doodle, draw, paint or design their entries, which we know will be tree-mendous: buff.ly/TZmcHgI
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We’ve launched a new report with @trusselluk.bsky.social & @opfs.org.uk, using Scotland data from @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social & @stepchange.bsky.social, into the gendered nature of the public debt crisis in Scotland. Read: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/publications/gendered-nature-public-debt
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We’ve launched a new report with @trusselluk.bsky.social & @opfs.org.uk, using Scotland data from @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social & @stepchange.bsky.social, into the gendered nature of the public debt crisis in Scotland. Read: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/publications/gendered-nature-public-debt
The recording of our webinar Growing Up in Kinship Care, where our speakers shared research and reflections on the experiences and challenges faced by kinship families and the implications of these for policy and practice, is available here: buff.ly/Lm6ZCXF
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The recording of our webinar Growing Up in Kinship Care, where our speakers shared research and reflections on the experiences and challenges faced by kinship families and the implications of these for policy and practice, is available here: buff.ly/Lm6ZCXF
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We've published our response to Section 38 Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act: Duty to notify: targeted consultation 👇
🔗https://socialworkscotland.org/consultations/response-to-section-38-duty-to-notify-consultation/
🔗https://socialworkscotland.org/consultations/response-to-section-38-duty-to-notify-consultation/
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We've published our response to Section 38 Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act: Duty to notify: targeted consultation 👇
🔗https://socialworkscotland.org/consultations/response-to-section-38-duty-to-notify-consultation/
🔗https://socialworkscotland.org/consultations/response-to-section-38-duty-to-notify-consultation/
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Read our newly published evaluation report on our Children Affected by Parental Imprisonment Programme, which runs across seven Scottish prisons.
👉 bit.ly/3XeAgmM 👈
👉 bit.ly/3XeAgmM 👈
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Read our newly published evaluation report on our Children Affected by Parental Imprisonment Programme, which runs across seven Scottish prisons.
👉 bit.ly/3XeAgmM 👈
👉 bit.ly/3XeAgmM 👈
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✊ Today is the first day of #ESSW2025, running from 24-30 November.
Young people with no parental support often make it to university but paying for their own home and independent living while studying can be extremely challenging.
They need our support.
🔎 https://ow.ly/Ea6e50XvEMC
Young people with no parental support often make it to university but paying for their own home and independent living while studying can be extremely challenging.
They need our support.
🔎 https://ow.ly/Ea6e50XvEMC
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
✊ Today is the first day of #ESSW2025, running from 24-30 November.
Young people with no parental support often make it to university but paying for their own home and independent living while studying can be extremely challenging.
They need our support.
🔎 https://ow.ly/Ea6e50XvEMC
Young people with no parental support often make it to university but paying for their own home and independent living while studying can be extremely challenging.
They need our support.
🔎 https://ow.ly/Ea6e50XvEMC
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Community Justice Scotland’s restorative justice e-learning module:
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Sacro’s Restorative Skills training course:
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CYCJ’s Restorative Justice chapter in the Children and Young People in Conflict with the Law: Policy, Practice and Legislation guidance:
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buff.ly/8Fb8RqJ
Sacro’s Restorative Skills training course:
buff.ly/gaOcQfQ
CYCJ’s Restorative Justice chapter in the Children and Young People in Conflict with the Law: Policy, Practice and Legislation guidance:
buff.ly/aN8gLs2
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Community Justice Scotland’s restorative justice e-learning module:
buff.ly/8Fb8RqJ
Sacro’s Restorative Skills training course:
buff.ly/gaOcQfQ
CYCJ’s Restorative Justice chapter in the Children and Young People in Conflict with the Law: Policy, Practice and Legislation guidance:
buff.ly/aN8gLs2
buff.ly/8Fb8RqJ
Sacro’s Restorative Skills training course:
buff.ly/gaOcQfQ
CYCJ’s Restorative Justice chapter in the Children and Young People in Conflict with the Law: Policy, Practice and Legislation guidance:
buff.ly/aN8gLs2
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Join our colleagues Dr Nina Vaswani and Iain Corbett as they present at this year's Kilbrandon Children’s Research Webinar on "Masculinities under pressure: marginalisation, misconceptions and mental health."
💻 Zoom
🗓️ Thursday 4 Dec, 17:00 – 19:00
Register here by 1st December
buff.ly/Qmw3DXC
💻 Zoom
🗓️ Thursday 4 Dec, 17:00 – 19:00
Register here by 1st December
buff.ly/Qmw3DXC
Please fill out this form
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November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Join our colleagues Dr Nina Vaswani and Iain Corbett as they present at this year's Kilbrandon Children’s Research Webinar on "Masculinities under pressure: marginalisation, misconceptions and mental health."
💻 Zoom
🗓️ Thursday 4 Dec, 17:00 – 19:00
Register here by 1st December
buff.ly/Qmw3DXC
💻 Zoom
🗓️ Thursday 4 Dec, 17:00 – 19:00
Register here by 1st December
buff.ly/Qmw3DXC
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We're looking forward to presenting a chapter from our new guide for adults #SeeingBeyondTheSurface at the Kibble conference today. Three of our board members will explore the theme of 'support' through an interactive workshop. Not seen the guide yet? Have a look: www.ohov.co.uk/guide/
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We're looking forward to presenting a chapter from our new guide for adults #SeeingBeyondTheSurface at the Kibble conference today. Three of our board members will explore the theme of 'support' through an interactive workshop. Not seen the guide yet? Have a look: www.ohov.co.uk/guide/
📢There's snow time like the present to start creating for this year's CELCIS Christmas card competition! ☃️ If you know a school-aged young person with care experience who is feeling festive, send us their designs today: buff.ly/TZmcHgI
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
📢There's snow time like the present to start creating for this year's CELCIS Christmas card competition! ☃️ If you know a school-aged young person with care experience who is feeling festive, send us their designs today: buff.ly/TZmcHgI
In this feature story, we learn how adoption and support for children in need of care and protection has been changing in South Lanarkshire over recent years: buff.ly/3NOcjEz
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
In this feature story, we learn how adoption and support for children in need of care and protection has been changing in South Lanarkshire over recent years: buff.ly/3NOcjEz
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New gov stats show 10,800 teens in care are in supported accommodation, often with limited day-to-day adult involvement.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love of an adult
Lisa Harker of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, analyses figures on supported accommodation and what they mean for children in care.
www.bigissue.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
New gov stats show 10,800 teens in care are in supported accommodation, often with limited day-to-day adult involvement.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
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"We would not tolerate these circumstances for our own children, so why do we allow it for children who are in the care of the state?"
NFJO Director Lisa Harker analyses new figures on supported accommodation and what they mean for children in care
www.bigissue.com/opinion/supp...
NFJO Director Lisa Harker analyses new figures on supported accommodation and what they mean for children in care
www.bigissue.com/opinion/supp...
Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love of an adult
Lisa Harker of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, analyses figures on supported accommodation and what they mean for children in care.
www.bigissue.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
"We would not tolerate these circumstances for our own children, so why do we allow it for children who are in the care of the state?"
NFJO Director Lisa Harker analyses new figures on supported accommodation and what they mean for children in care
www.bigissue.com/opinion/supp...
NFJO Director Lisa Harker analyses new figures on supported accommodation and what they mean for children in care
www.bigissue.com/opinion/supp...