Scottish Government Debate: Improving the Care Experience for Looked After Children

Mark McDonald S5M-03190 That the Parliament welcomes the first-ever independent review of Scotland’s care system; agrees that the approach will be collaborative, working with care-experienced young people, relevant professionals and carers to gain insight and develop meaningful improvements; agrees to inform the review through the voices of care-experienced young people; acknowledges that recommendations should be achievable, and supports the need to embed sustainable, ongoing improvement so that every child who experiences the care system has their needs fully met and feels loved. Jeremy Balfour S5M-03190.2 As an amendment to motion S5M-03190 in the name of Mark McDonald (Improving the Care Experience for Looked After Children), after "working with" insert "councillors in local authority areas, who have a duty of care for looked after children,".