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The Scottish Government has announced a new 'Scottish Benefit Take-up Fund'

The Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee is to put new proposals on managing disputes over children when families break down under the microscope.

The Scottish Government is consulting on the implementation of Section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015: the appointment and role of child trafficking guardians.

Share your views on Stage 3 of the Independent Review of Learning Disability and Autism in the Mental Health Act.

Our Communications & Policy Officer, Emily Galloway, writes about the importance of evidence informing planning post-Brexit - and how a Private Members Bill could help make that happen for health and social care.

During Challenge Poverty Week, SASW are raising awareness of the impact of poverty on families - and the BASW Anti-Poverty Practice Guide.

The Scottish Government has announced that the Named Person and Child's Plan Proposals will no longer go ahead as planned.

SASW supports the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill, which MSPs are due to vote on on Thursday 3rd October.

Read the first blog post from our National Director, Alistair Brown, who updates members on our work over the last year.

Find out more about our three focus areas within the Programme for Government.