Children & Young People
(Scotland) Act 2014
Briefing on GIRFEC Provisions
Lynn Townsend
Education /Implementation Lead
Scottish Government GIRFEC Team
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Children & Young People
(Scotland) Act - GIRFEC
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• GIRFEC policy unchanged – on-going refining and updating
• Legislation – only aspects of the policy
– Named Person
– Child’s Plan
– Wellbeing
• Why legislate?
– Increase pace of change
– Improve consistency across Scotland
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Children and Young People
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• Introduced April 2013
• Passed February 2014
• Royal Assent March 2014
• Commencement:
– Early education and child care hours - summer 2014
– GIRFEC duties – planning for August 2016
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GIRFEC Duties in the Act:
Part 18. General
Section 96. assessment of wellbeing
• Wellbeing defined – 8 indicators
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Healthy
Achieving
Nurtured
Active
Respected
Responsible
Included
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GIRFEC Duties in the Act:
Part 4. Named Person
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• Named Person for every child
 Arrangements 0-5 / 5-18
 Information on arrangements
 Support for the Named Person – Schedule 2 Relevant Authorities
 Information Sharing
Key duties on local authority / health boards/ independent
schools / Scottish Prison Service
Other public bodies will have duty to cooperate and support
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GIRFEC Duties in the Act:
Part 5. Child’s Plan
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 Requirement to draw up a plan – ‘targeted intervention’
 Content of the plan – Minimum Data Set
 Preparation of the plan
 Responsibility to prepare
 Responsibility to manage – Lead Professional
 Assistance with the plan – Schedule 3 Listed Authorities
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Guidance Timeline
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• March 2014 - Outline Guidance issued
• July - November – engagement and informal consultation
• Dec - Jan –review and preparation for formal consultation
• Jan – April 2015 – formal consultation
• Summer 2015 – publication of statutory guidance
• Commencement August 2016
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Next steps?
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• Move from policy implementation to compliance with Act
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Review systems and practice
Use national guidance to develop local protocols and guidance
Update training and workforce skills - general / specific
Communicate with parents and children
Strengthen partnership arrangements and agreements
Systems and practice change – not a smooth process
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Support for Implementation
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• National Implementation Support Group (NISG)
 overview of progress
 learning events
 materials
• National GIRFEC Team
 development of statutory guidance / other guidance
 links to CPPs / national / professional groups
 ‘bespoke’ materials
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Keep up to date
• Sign up for our e Newsletter
• Follow us on twitter - @girfec
• Check out resources on the website
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Contact the team : 0131 - 244 - 7168
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