Current status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 7 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many parents involved in child protection cases have not been offered advocacy support since May 2021.
The requested information is not held by the Scottish Government.
We want to ensure families can get the help they need, where and when they need it. That is why we are transforming holistic family support through the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding (WFWF) Programme.
Since 2022, we have invested over £148m in a programme of activity to transform family support. This includes a multi-year commitment to funding Children's Services Planning Partnerships (CSPPs) to drive this work at the local level.
Funding for CSPPs will increase from £32m to £38.1m in 2025-26 and 2026-27.
WFWF is a critical part of how we will keep the Promise – by shifting investment towards early intervention and prevention activities to prevent Scotland’s families reaching crisis.
It is also an essential part of our mission to eradicate child poverty. By ensuring we provide holistic support that meets the needs of the whole family. This is the smarter, more compassionate way to help Scotland’s families, by putting their needs at the centre of our approach.