A significant development for children’s rights in Scotland has recently taken place.

On 27 February 2026, the Court of Session issued the first civil decision applying the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.

Stand Up For Siblings member, Clan Childlaw supported the young person who brought this case.

The Court has confirmed that when a children’s hearing makes a decision about contact between siblings, it must properly consider the welfare of all children affected, not only the child at the centre of the hearing.

This strengthens sibling rights and clarifies how incorporated children’s rights must operate in practice.

Read more on the Clan Childlaw website.

Our February online event has been rescheduled to 26 March 2026 from 1pm to 3:30 pm.

This session will still feature inputs from:

• Scottish Lifelong Links Network on their work to support children and young people to reconnect, keep connected, or find out more about people who are important to them, and
• South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership on their Family Compass Framework, a new approach to encourage young people to take more of a lead in running their review meetings.

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In-Person Event at STAR, Siblings Reunited

The overarching theme of the day is Building Momentum and Looking Forward. We will start with an input from Clan Childlaw on the current reality for children and young people with experience of care, relating to the legislative changes within the Children (Scotland) Act 2020.

The rest of the session will focus on exploring the direction of the Community of Practice for Siblings and identifying where we can have the biggest impact for brothers, sisters, sibling and sibling-like relationships in Scotland. 

Our Community space is welcoming to all, and we especially value the contributions of care experienced young people and adults to the discussions. 

Date: 13 May 2026
Time: Arrivals from 10am for a start at 10:30am to 3:30pm
Location: Siblings Reunited (STAR), East Flisk Farm, Fife, KY14 6HP.

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We are deleighted to share a blog recently published on the St Andrew’s Children’s Society website.

An adopter shares her story of adopting a child and the importance of their son keeping connected with his siblings.

Thank you for allowing us to share this beautiful story.

The latest edition of the Community of Practice for Siblings newsletter has been published.

This issue includes a looking into 2026 message from Kate Richardson, the chair of Stand Up For Siblings, as well as reflections from the most recent Community of Practice events.

To find out more and get involved, please visit the Community of Practice web page.

Members of the Community of Practice for Siblings have appeared on the latest episode of The Promise Scotland podcast.

Kate Richarson, Scotland’s Adoption Register and SUFS chair, and Tom Boyd, The Promise Scotland, appear alongside Frances Maguire and Elaine Gouldie from Glasgow City Health & Social Care Partnership to discuss the work of the network so far.

The in-depth discussion focuses on the groups commitment to improving and outcomes for brothers, sisters and sibling-like relationships in care. They also talk about why the group was formed, the progress that has been made so far, and – most importantly – how professional organisations from across Scotland can work together to protect sibling relationships.

You can listen and watch the full podcast on YouTube.

We love this new cartoon animation produced by The Fostering Network Scotland.

The animation ‘Our Connections Matter – brothers, sisters and sibling-like relationships’ highlights the importance of brothers and sisters spending time together.

The Community of Practice for Siblings was honoured to get a sneak preview of the animation at our last in person session in Glasgow in October.

A huge thank you to The Fostering Network for sharing this with us and we are now delighted to share it on the Stand Up For Sibling website.