Question reference: S6W-15982
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 16 March 2023
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Current status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide a response to the National Childhood Bereavement Project report, Growing Up Grieving, which was published in September 2022.
Answer
The Scottish Government funded a national Childhood Bereavement Coordinator project, which concluded in September 2022 with the publication of the final report ‘Growing Up Grieving’. The Co-ordinator’s report included 7 recommendations, which span a number of portfolios across Scottish Government. The publication of the report coincided with that of the UK Commission on Bereavement, and many of the principles in the UK report align with those of the Scottish National Childhood Bereavement Co-ordinator. The Scottish Government is considering how best to implement the recommendations.