The Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet. The post was created in May 2007 after the appointment of the Scottish National Party minority administration and the minister reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, who has overall responsibility for the portfolio, and is a member of Cabinet. The Minister for Children and Young people has specific responsibility for the social services workforce, childcare and preschool, children's services, children's hearings and the Care Inspectorate.[1]

Overview

The post holder is responsible for:[2]

  • The Promise - reports to the First Minister
  • early years
  • child protection
  • adoption and fostering
  • children's hearings
  • children's rights
  • children's services
  • looked after children
  • Disclosure Scotland
  • protection of vulnerable groups
  • play, including play parks
  • outdoor learning
  • children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism
  • Kinship Carers
  • transitions for those with disabilities and/or autism
  • creating positive futures
  • Bairn's Hoose (working jointly with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs)

History

From 1999 to 2000, responsibility for Children and Early Years rested with the Minister for Children and Education, which became the Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs in the McLeish Government of 2000 to 2001. From 2001 to 2007 the portfolio rested with the Minister for Education and Young People. The Salmond government, elected following the 2007 Scottish Parliament election created the junior post of the Minister for Children and Early Years to assist the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills. The post was renamed Minister for Children and Young People in June 2018.[3] The post was further renamed in March 2023 when Humza Yousaf became First Minister to 'Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise'. This was to further the work that the Scottish Government had taken forward for those young people who are or had been care experienced.[4]

Minister

The current Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise is Natalie Don.[5]

Minister for Children and the Early Years

Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Adam Ingram 17 May 2007 20 May 2011 Scottish National Party Alex Salmond

Minister for Children and Young People

Angela Constance 20 May 2011 7 December 2011 Scottish National Party Alex Salmond
Aileen Campbell 7 December 2011 18 December 2014
(on maternity leave)		 Scottish National Party Alex Salmond
Nicola Sturgeon
Fiona McLeod 18 December 2014 31 August 2015 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon
Aileen Campbell 31 August 2015 18 May 2016 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Childcare and Early Years

Mark McDonald 18 May 2016 7 November 2017 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon
Maree Todd 7 November 2017 27 June 2018 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Children and Young People

Maree Todd 27 June 2018 20 May 2021 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon
Clare Haughey 20 May 2021 28 March 2023 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise

Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Natalie Don 28 March 2023 Incumbent Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ministerial responsibilities: Education portfolio". Scottish Government. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Minister for Children and Young People".
  3. ↑ "Minister for Children and Young People". Scottish Government. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise".
  5. ↑ "Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise".
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