On Thursday 18th June 2020 the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in two cases involving the rights of siblings in Children’s Hearings:

• ABC (Appellant) v Principal Reporter and another (Respondents) (Scotland) – UKSC 2019/0063. Clan Childlaw is instructed by ABC.
• In the matter of XY (Appellant) (Scotland) – UKSC 2019/0134 

Read the Supreme Court judgment here.

Read Clan Childlaw's press release following the judgment here. 

Further reading:

• Read the judgment of the Inner House here.
• The judgment of the Outer House of the Court of Session can be read here.
• In relation to XY, here is the judgment from the Court of Session can be read here

• Find out more about Stand Up for Siblings here.
• The Independent Care Review reports can be read here.

• Children (Scotland) Bill
• Scottish Parliament Justice Committee's scrutiny of the Bill 

Publications and research:

• Prioritising Sibling Relationships for Looked After Children, by Fiona Jones with Dr. Christine Jones, February 2018

• Research on Siblings, contact and the law funded by the Nuffield Foundation: ‘Siblings, contact and the law: an overlooked relationship?’ Monk, D. and Macvarish, J (2018) Summary report

• Publication in 2015 by Clan Childlaw “Promoting Sibling Contact for Looked After Children” 

• Research by Jones, C., University of Strathclyde, Henderson, G., Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration & Woods, R., Robert Gordon University (2019). Relative strangers: sibling estrangements experienced by children in out-of-home care and moving towards permanence. Children and Youth Services Review, 103, 226-235. 

• Research Briefing: Supporting Sibling Relationships of Children in Permanent Fostering and Adoptive Families, University of Strathclyde & Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration