Several key definitions of ‘parent’ do include a broader group than just parents with PRRs. states that The Scottish Government’s national GIRFEC Practice Guidance children and young people should be at the heart of the process and that their assessed best interests should be paramount. Furthermore, it is described as good practice to involve all relevant persons as partners to a Child’s Plan at the earliest possible opportunity if it is assessed as safe and, in the child, or young person’s best interests to do so.