No child in Scotland should have to tolerate neglect and abuse. The Executive, in partnership with Child Protection Committees, has put in place a range of measures to safeguard children and help parents who are not coping.
To protect children of substance misusing parents, we need to know who and where they are. This is why, in March 2006, Ministers sought assurances from all local authorities, health boards and the police that all reasonable steps are being taken to identify, assess and support children affected by parental substance misuse.
This page contains a report on the Letters of Assurance exercise, the original letter from Ministers, a supplementary letter from Colin MacLean, and all responses received.
Summary Report
Original letter from Ministers (22 March 2006)
Follow-Up letter from Colin MacLean (4 May 2006)
Angus response
Argyll & Bute response
Clackmannanshire, Stirling and Falkirk response
Dumfries & Galloway response
Dundee response
East Ayrshire response
East Dunbartonshire response
East Renfrewshire response
Edinburgh response
Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders Child Protection Office response
Fife response
Glasgow response
Highland response
Inverclyde response
North Ayrshire response
North East Scotland (including Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray) response
North Lanarkshire response
Orkney response
Perth & Kinross response
Renfrewshire response
Scottish Borders response
Shetland response
South Ayrshire response
South Lanarkshire response
West Dunbartonshire response
Western Isles response
Association of Directors of Social Work response
Quarriers response
Scottish Ambulance Service response