Question group
Carers, stability and permanence
Questions in this group:
Carers, stability and permanence
‘Cross-border placements’: How does living cross-border whilst experiencing care affect children’s ability to form and sustain secure relationships with key adults, including residential staff, social workers, and independent advocates?
Scottish Government The Promise Data and Evidence Group, 2026
Carers, stability and permanence
‘Cross-border placements’: Are children living cross-border whilst experiencing care more likely to experience multiple residential placements over time, and how does this vary by age when a child enters the ‘care system’?
Scottish Government The Promise Data and Evidence Group, 2026
Carers, stability and permanence
‘Cross-border placements’: What is the scale and nature of children living cross-border whilst experiencing care involving children in Scotland, and what are the impacts on stability, oversight, and outcomes?
Scottish Government The Promise Data and Evidence Group, 2026
Carers, stability and permanence
‘Cross-border placements’: How do rates of unplanned endings to living arrangements differ for children living cross-border whilst experiencing care compared with those living within their home jurisdiction?
Scottish Government The Promise Data and Evidence Group, 2026
Carers, stability and permanence
Adoption: How do adopted children, young people and their families experience situations where the child or young person can no longer live with their adoptive family, and what are the protective factors that promote family stability and help families stay together?
Scottish Government The Promise Data and Evidence Group, 2026
Carers, stability and permanence
Foster and kinship care: What factors most influence the recruitment, retention, and long-term sustainability of foster and kinship carers, and how do these vary across areas and carer types, including the relative impact of financial support, fees, training, professional recognition and access to support services?
Scottish Government The Promise Data and Evidence Group, 2026
Carers, stability and permanence
Foster and kinship care: What is the impact of allegations processes on foster carer retention, wellbeing, and stability of caring environment for children, and which approaches mitigate negative impacts while maintaining safeguarding?
Scottish Government The Promise Data and Evidence Group, 2026
Carers, stability and permanence
Foster and kinship care: What factors influence stability and permanence for children experiencing kinship care, including remaining in those homes to adulthood, returning to parents, or transitioning to other caring environments?
Scottish Government The Promise Data and Evidence Group, 2026
Carers, stability and permanence
Foster and kinship care: To what extent does variation in financial support across local authorities and independent fostering agencies affect equity, availability of caring environments, and child outcomes?
Scottish Government The Promise Data and Evidence Group, 2026
Carers, stability and permanence
Foster and kinship care: How do different financial support models (including allowances, fees, and discretionary payments) influence recruitment, retention, and stability of caring environment for foster and kinship carers?
Scottish Government The Promise Data and Evidence Group, 2026