Strategies

The latest government strategies relating to issues affecting children and young people, their families and those who work with or for them in Scotland. For older strategies visit the directory or use the search facility.

Self Management Strategy for Long Term Conditions in Scotland, 07/10/08 [S]
The Self Management Strategy for Long Term Conditions in Scotland is a person-centred approach in which the individual is empowered and has ownership over the management of their life and conditions.

Sixth annual report on fuel poverty, 02/10/08 [E/NI/S/W]
This report presents the statistics for the numbers in fuel poverty across the UK for 2006, and provides an update on the actions taken across and outside Government to tackle fuel poverty. This report also updates the continuing work to tackle the challenge of child poverty.

Launch of 'Health is Global: a UK government strategy', 30/09/08 [E/NI/S/W]
A new strategy which sets out the way that the UK Government will work with the World Health Organisation, the EU and a number of other partners to improve the health of the world's population has been launched by the Health Secretary Alan Johnson.

UK national report on strategies for social protection and social inclusion 2008- 2010, 22/09/08 [E/NI/S/W]
This report from the Department for Work and Pensions outlines the most important social policy issues for the UK from 2008-2010.

Early intervention: good parents, great kids, better citizens, 16/09/08 [E/S/W]
This report for the Centre for Social Justice calls on political parties to target deprived children under three, to "halt the slide to delinquency" by tackling social problems before they begin.

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre Strategic Overview 2007-08, 12/09/08 [E/NI/S/W]
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre's (CEOP) Strategic Overview 2007-08 provides a comprehensive understanding of not just the threat posed by offenders, but the environments in which they operate and the behaviours that put children at increased risk of being targeted, with a defined focus on behaviour rather than technology.

How to halve child poverty by 2010:options for redirecting resources to reduce child poverty, 09/09/08 [E/NI/S/W]
This report by Barnardo's and Deloitte argues that increasing child tax credits for families with three or more children could lift an additional 700,000 children out of poverty.

Ending tobacco smoking in Britain, 08/09/08 [E/NI/S/W]
A report by the Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians which forms part of their response to the Department of Health's consultation on the future of tobacco control.

Moving Scotland Forward: The Government's Programme for Scotland 2008-09, 03/09/08 [S]
In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, First Minister Alex Salmond set out the Scottish Government's priorities - both legislative and non-legislative - contained in a document Moving Scotland Forward.

Safeguarding children: the third joint chief inspectors’ report on arrangements to safeguard children, 08/07/08 [E,NI,S,W]
The report 'Safeguarding Children' is published every three years. It assesses how well agencies are working at both national and local levels to safeguard children and young people. The 2008 review highlights what has improved over the past three years and assesses to what extent the considerable activity that has taken place at both national and local levels has affected outcomes for children and young people. It also identifies those areas that are still in need of improvement. The report concludes that, as a result of improved safeguarding arrangements, most children now feel safe in their homes and communities, and are receiving the quality of care and support that they need. But some children and young people are still not well enough served by public services. This is particularly the case for those who are looked after by their local authority, who are in secure settings or are asylum-seeking children.

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