Transitions happen everyday doing things like going to and being collected from school or talking with different people throughout the day.  Other transitions are much bigger like moving to live with someone different or changing from primary to secondary school. 

Many care experienced children have told the Care Review how scary and upsetting transitions can be and specifically that the transition away from their families have been  badly managed.

In terms of the significant transitions, #KeepthePromise says they must:

● Be limited. Scotland must limit the number of transitions for children. Support must wrap around families and the settings of care, so that carers and families are supported to ‘stick with’ children.

● Be relational. All transitions must take place with a trusted adult that the baby, infant, child or young person knows and feels safe with. Transitions, at any stage, must never be carried out by an unknown professional.

● Be planned. Transitions must not take place in a hurry and feel like an emergency. We all need time to prepare for transitions and steps must be taken to prevent situations from breaking down so that actions need to happen in an emergency where possible. 

● Be informed. Everyone involved in a transition – the child, the family or community from which they are being removed and the family or safe, loving environment to which they are going – must have as much information as possible.

Is currently being reviewed.