Dumfries and Galloway Children's Services Plan 2024-2026

Dumfries and Galloway Council and partner agencies are committed to Getting it Right for Every Child. This means that all services that work with children, young people and their families should work together to put children, young people and their families at the centre of everything they do.

The Chief Officers of the Council, NHS and Police in Dumfries and Galloway have a vision for children, young people and their families: "All children and young people in Dumfries and Galloway will be treated with kindness, love and respect, and given the right support at the right time to enable them to reach their full potential."

In our 2023-26 Plan, we will prioritise:

• early intervention - by identifying needs and providing support at the earliest opportunity.
• improving outcomes for children and young people most in need of support.
• meaningful engagement with, and involvement of children and young people.

We will:

• keep our children safe
• implement The Promise
• incorporate UNCRC and human rights into all areas of our work
• seek to achieve positive destinations for all our young people

We have six workstreams in our Plan:

• family support
• disabled children with complex care needs
• mental health and wellbeing
• care experience
• poverty
• getting it right for every child  

View the Children's Services Plan 2023-2026

• View the Children's Services Plan [PDF - 1MB]
• View Easy Read information about our Children's Services Plan [PDF - 926KB]

View a video about our Children's Services Plan with BSL interpretation:

Performance Report 

• View the 2023-24 Joint Annual Report on our Children's Services Plan [PDF - 886KB]
• View the 2022-23 Joint Annual Report on our Children's Services Plan [PDF - 805KB]
• View the 2021-22 Joint Annual Report on our Children's Services Plan [PDF - 1MB]
• View the 2020-21 Joint Annual Report on our Children's Services Plan [PDF - 521KB]