Other helpful links
Across Scotland, organisations are progressing work to keep the promise, and this is reflected in much of the work that is being developed to share learning, highlight change, and understand progress. Whilst none of these alone reflect the breadth of change indicate progress or how it is being felt, the links below provide insights and intelligence.
The landscape
Improving ‘care experience’: Delivering The Promise
Resetting public services: Governance and accountability to keep the promise
IRISS: The progress we’ve seen
Keeping the Promise implementation plan
Keeping The Promise to our children, young people and families: progress update 2024
Local progress
Keeping the promise: A local perspective
Local Government Promise Annual Report 2025
Understanding change
Permanently Progressing? Building secure futures for children in Scotland
Children’s Health in Care in Scotland
Learning
The Reflection and Action Learning Forum (RALF) Report
STAR (siblings reunited) Project Evaluation
Reporting across Scotland
‘Looked after’ children statistics 2024: local authority benchmarking tool
Local government benchmarking framework
The local government data reporting landscape
Resources
Framing Report Writing Guidance