Children's Services Plan and Corporate Parenting plan
Information about our Children Services Plan and our West Lothian Corporate Parenting Plan
West Lothian Children's Service Plan
In West Lothian we recognise that investment in our children and young people is one of the most valuable long-term investments that we can make. By investing our shared resources in the delivery and development of services that focus on prevention and early intervention we can ensure that children's needs are met at the earliest opportunity and are supported to achieve their potential
The West Lothian Children's Services Plan is underpinned by the following principles:
- Getting the right balance between universal and targeted services
- Re-distributing resources towards targeted interventions with individual, groups and communities
- Improved integrated working Improving outcomes for individual children, young people and their families
- Focusing on early intervention by shifting resources from managing crisis to building resilience
Children's Services Annual Report 2022-2023 (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
West Lothian Children’s Rights Report 2017-2020 (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
West Lothian Children's Services Plan 2023-2026 (PDF) [5MB] (opens new window)
West Lothian Corporate Parenting Plan
As Corporate Parents we are committed to getting it right for every looked after child, young person and care leaver in West Lothian.West Lothian's Corporate Parenting Plan is focussed on how partners will work together to tackle the identified outcomes gap. The plan outlines the work of the Corporate Parenting Strategic Group, sets out partners' commitment to making positive change..
West Lothian Corporate Parenting Plan 2023-2026 (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)