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Glasgow Live
Glasgow Live
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Neil Pooran & Carla Jenkins

Children and teenagers will no longer be sent to young offender institutions in Scotland

The Scottish Government is ending the placement of 16 and 17-year-olds in young offender institutions.

The announcement is one of a number of changes introduced with the delivery plan for The Promise - an initiative to improve the lives of people in and around the care system in Scotland.

The Government is also introducing a national allowance for foster and kinship carers and providing a £200 grant each year for 16 to 25-year-olds with care experience.

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