How does the Childrens Act affect children and foster care/adoption?
The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 is a very important piece of legislation which brought with it a number of changes in the law which all confirm the importance of children’s rights and the need to safeguard their care. Children have the right to live with their own birth families whenever they can safely do so. When that proves impossible, living with a caring family may be the next best thing. The Act confirmed the importance of carers as an integral part of the range of resources which children and young people require. The Act emphasises the importance of a child’s racial, religious, linguistic and cultural heritage, and enquiries fro fostering/adoption are welcomed from people from all religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
