The Safer and Stronger Objective of the Scottish Government: Help local communities to flourish, becoming stronger, safer place to live, offering improved opportunities and a better quality of life.
Scottish Ministers are committed to improving the protections offered to children and young people in our communities. We recognise that the best way to do this is by taking appropriate, proportionate and timely action to support those children who need it.
We work closely with the 30 Child Protection Committees set up throughout Scotland to ensure that this is the case. These Child Protection Committees (CPCs), developed into their current structure following the child protection reform programme completed in 2006, are responsible for the delivery of effective child protection measures in their area. Further information on the work of CPCs and the child protection reform programme can be found in the Child Protection in Scotland: Policy section.
It is everyone's responsibility to protect children.That is why it is vital that anyone who has a concern about a child's safety or wellbeing reports that concern . Further information about how to report concerns can be found in the reporting child protection concerns section.