We all want our children to grow up loved, safe and respected so that they realise their full potential. That's an ambition shared across Scottish and Local Government and we're able to say that for the majority of children, that happens.
But the pandemic has demonstrated that where it doesn't, where children and families struggle and don't have the support they need, the impacts are devastating.
The National Records of Scotland (2021) data shows that COVID-19 death rates are more than double those in the least deprived areas. The ACEL data showed that from 2018/19-20/21 the poverty-related attainment gap widened.
