The Oversight Board | Monitoring Scotland's promise
Monitoring if Scotland's promise to care experienced children and young people is being kept.
In 2020, Scotland made a promise that children and young people would grow up loved, safe and respected. This would be done by implementing the conclusions of the Independent Care Review in full.
To monitor and track the progress of the promise, The Oversight Board was established in January 2021.
The Board publicly report on progress – highlighting what has happened – and on what else is needed for Scotland to keep the promise by 2030.
Latest Report
Oversight Board Report FOUR
The Oversight Board's Report FOUR launched on 29 September 2026.
Latest News
Oversight Board for the promise publishes Report FOUR
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Scotland’s promise to care experienced children, young people and families can still be achieved by 2030, says an Oversight Board report published today.
David Anderson: Scotland has made progress— but it needs to pick up the pace
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
David Anderson – Chair of the Oversight Board for the promise - writes about the findings of Report FOUR, which the Board has published today.
Understanding Premature Deaths and Improving Outcomes
Thursday, 18 June 2026
Recent calls to better understand the premature deaths of care experienced people have highlighted an important issue.