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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 12 July 2025
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Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

The Promise

Meeting date: 26 March 2025

Willie Rennie

That is not really good enough for the young people who need secure care.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

The Promise

Meeting date: 26 March 2025

Willie Rennie

Okay. So, as far as we are aware, minister, in preparation for this evidence session, a pretty critical piece of evidence that was given to the committee in a previous session has not been followed up, even though it is central to the exclusion policy—on which I do not think that you were very clear. That does not inspire us with confidence that you are really on top of this.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

The Promise

Meeting date: 26 March 2025

Willie Rennie

You have.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

The Promise

Meeting date: 26 March 2025

Willie Rennie

Minister, did you know what the Promise said on exclusion?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

The Promise

Meeting date: 26 March 2025

Willie Rennie

So this is not important.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

The Promise

Meeting date: 26 March 2025

Willie Rennie

I want to talk about social work services, following on from what Ross Greer has said. Is the social work experience for care-experienced young people a crisis-only service? In other words, is the service able to fulfil only its statutory responsibilities?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

The Promise

Meeting date: 26 March 2025

Willie Rennie

The figures from the Scottish Association of Social Work survey were pretty stark and probably speak to why we have such a problem with retention: 50 per cent of social workers said they were dissatisfied and 32 per cent said that they were prone to emotional outbursts, including crying, weekly. The situation is pretty stark, and I can understand why there is such a leakage from the profession. I really want to get more information about the joint workforce improvement plan. How is it coming along?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

The Promise

Meeting date: 26 March 2025

Willie Rennie

Minister, on secure units, the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland wrote to you on 20 February. She was very concerned about what was described to her as “cobbled together provision” because of insufficient capacity in the system. She also highlighted a “two-tier system” in that, if you go through the courts, you are likely to get a place, but if you go through the hearings system, you are not.

In the commissioner’s letter, she asked you three questions ahead of your meeting with her on 13 March. Are you able to give us the details of the answers to those questions? Do you want me to go over what the questions were?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

The Promise

Meeting date: 26 March 2025

Willie Rennie

She asked:

“How many children in each of the last six months have been unable to be placed in secure care when a hearing authorised the placement and a CSWO determined that it was necessary?”

That was the first question. Do you want to deal with that one first, and then I can come to the other ones?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

The Promise

Meeting date: 26 March 2025

Willie Rennie

But that has not happened.