Read our latest consultation responses, briefings and research, where we draw on the experiences of our services and the children and families we support to make recommendations for policy and practice.
2023
Barnardo's Scotland Welcome (Ukraine) Service Impact Report 2023
Barnardo's Scotland Briefing for Programme for Government 2023/24
Response to Scottish Government consultation on Minimum Number of Learning Hours - 13 June 2023
2022
Response to consultation on policy proposals for Children's Care and Justice Bill - June 2022
Briefing for Member's Debate: Championing the Right to Holistic Family Support - 13 January 2022
Response to Scottish Government/COSLA Suicide Prevention Strategy Development Questionnaire
Barnardo's Scotland Journey to Delivering The Promise
2021
Barnardo's Scotland - Get into Summer 2021
2020
Barnardo's Scotland and NSPCC Scotland - Challenges from the Frontline - Revisited (PDF)
Care In Mind Paper 2 - Health Assessments for Looked After Children
Supervision in Education - Healthier Schools For All (PDF)
Supervision in Education - Healthier Schools For All - Executive Summary (PDF)
2019
Briefing for Liberal Democrat debate on Mental Health - 2019 (PDF)
Care in Mind - Paper 1 - Rejected Referrals - 2019 (PDF)
Public Understanding of Child Sexual Exploitation - 2019 (PDF)
Closing the poverty related attainment gap - early learning from our partnership with schools and communities across Scotland - 2019 (PDF)
Response to Scottish Government consultation on Clinical Pathway for Children and Young People who have disclosed sexual abuse - 2019 (PDF)
Year of Young People 2018 Briefing Debate - 2019 (PDF)
Year of Young People 2018 Report - 2019 (PDF)
2018
Evidence to the First Minister's National Advisory Council on Women and Girls on Gender Equality - Attitudes and Cultural Change (PDF) February - 2018 (PDF)
Briefing for Members Debate on Adverse Childhood Experiences - 2018 (PDF)
Submission to Education and Skills Committee – Inquiry into the attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty - 2018 (PDF)
Response to Scottish Government consultation on the new Suicide Prevention Action Plan - 2018 (PDF)
Evidence on the use of remand for the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee Inquiry - 2018 (PDF)
Consultation response to A Connected Scotland - Tackling social isolation and loneliness and building stronger social connections - 2018 (PDF)
Children's Rights Action Plan 2018-21 response - 2018 (PDF)
Briefing for Members Debate on Scottish Apprenticeship Week - 2018 (PDF)
Briefing for Members Debate on Encouraging Cyber-Resilience among young people - 2018 (PDF)
Briefing for Liberal Democrat debate on mental health - 2018 (PDF)
Response to consultation on housing costs for short-term supported accommodation - 2018 (PDF)