Sometimes situations arise when children are unable to live at home with their families. These circumstances can vary widely, for example, a family may be unable to provide the level of complex care required by a child, or there may be an instance of family breakdown that cannot be resolved immediately, or a lone carer may need to go into hospital for a period of time.
Glasgow City Council has a statutory responsibility to ensure that children in these and other situations are looked after. The council provides and purchases a variety of types of residential care for children and young people. These include foster care, residential children’s units, and residential schools
, as well as other specialist services.
Smoke Free Care Placements
More information is available on how Glasgow City Council are actively working towards ensuring a positive, smoke free environment is provided for all looked after and accommodated children and young people in Glasgow.
Looked After and Accommodated Children - "We can and must do better"
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For information on how to contact your local social work office see How to Access Services
Emergency Situations
If you have an emergency:
- within office hours, you will be given an urgent appointment
- outwith office hours, phone Social Work Standby Services on: 0800 811505
For more information see Standby/Out of hours service
Our commitment to you
For fuller information on how to comment, compliment or complain see Contact Us
Kerelaw Inquiry
The Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council have commissioned an independent Inquiry into the circumstances in which abuse occurred at the former Kerelaw residential school and secure unit in Ayrshire, which was shut down in 2006 - see Scottish Government website for more information