Fostering, adopting and looked after children
Adoption
Our adoption service aims to meet the needs of children who are in need of permanent new homes. Most children who need to be adopting are aged between
2-5 years and may have siblings.
Kinship care
Kinship care is when a child or young person is placed with family, or extended family, members or someone who has a pre-existing relationship, such as relatives or a family friend.
Fostering
A child or young person may, for a variety of reasons, require temporary accommodation, varying from a few weeks to years. In such circumstances, a child or young person may stay with a foster carer. For further information, including information about how to apply to be a foster carer, please see fostering
Residential accommodation for young people
We offer residential accommodation for young people aged between 12 and 20 years of age who need it under the auspices for the Children's (Scotland) Act 1995.
Support Young people in care
Every child in care will have an allocated social worker who will provide information about the support available to them, whilst in care and once leaving care.
Supported lodgings scheme
For individuals who were in Local Authority care on their 16th birthday (and school leaving date), are aged between 16 and 21 years and are eager to move on but unsure of what their options may be, check out our supported lodgings scheme
Looked after children
Looked after children or young people are those who are either being provided with accommodation, are on supervision requirements (this may be issued following, for instance, a Children's Hearing) or a under Child Protection orders or warrants. Further information about our responsibilities for looked after children
Social Services complaints
Anyone has the legal right to complain about Social Care. Complaints may be about the service you are receiving or about a service which you are not receiving but think you should. Further information about the social services complaints procedure
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