What is Care Experience?

'Care experienced' is an umbrella term, defined by the Scottish Government,  that means any child or young person who is: 

• Looked after at home through a Compulsory Supervision Order (CSO); 

• Looked after away from home in a residential children’s house, in a foster placement or in a kinship placement (Looked After or Not Looked After) 

• Previously looked after, where at some point in their lives they have had any of the above experiences. The child / young person may never have been formally looked after. 

These are the main terms for being looked after but there are more types of care people experience. 

This document, produced by Glasgow Council, explains all the different types of care: Care definitions

The language we use to describe being in care is important; everyone needs to be respectful and inclusive in the words we use. 

Find out more in our what children and young people say section. 

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