Overview

The group  is a forum for practice and governance support, leadership and direction at a national level driving a culture of improvement in relation to children in or on the edges of secure care. The group will:

• ensure that children, young people and young adults with experience of being in or on the edges of secure care have the opportunity to contribute to, advise, inform, influence and challenge policy and practice development and implementation programmes
• connect with other related activity and developments and consider the position of secure care within this

Members

• Nicola Dickie, COSLA (Joint Chair) 
• Tom McNamara, Scottish Government (Joint Chair) 
• Ben Farrugia, Social Work Scotland
• Beth-Anne Logan, CHS and STARR Group
• Steven McPherson, Education Scotland
• Aileen Blower, NHS
• Andrew Sloan, Care Inspectorate
• Lisa Muirhead, Care Review (Observer)
• Debbie Nolan, Secure Care Development Manager
• Nicola Burleigh, Scotland Excel
• Catherine Agnew, Care Inspectorate
• Liz Murdoch, Scottish Government
• Helen Smith, CAMHS
• Norma Corlette, Staf 
• Karen Dyball, Glasgow Social Work
• Alan Muirhead, Police Scotland
• Gill Robinson, Scottish Prison Service
• Rod Finan, Office of the Chief Social Worker
• Secure Care Providers, Two rotating representatives
• Emma Clater, Care Review
• David Cotterell (Secretariat) 

Documents

• Secure Care Group minutes: December 2021
• Secure Care Group: purpose and vision
• Secure Care Group: terms of reference
• Secure Care Group minutes: October 2021
• Secure Care Group minutes: September 2021
• Secure Care Group minutes: June 2021
• Secure Care Group minutes: February 2021
• Secure Care Group minutes: March 2020
• Secure Care Group minutes: September 2019
• Secure Care Group minutes: June 2019
• Secure Care Group minutes: May 2019
• Secure Care Group minutes: March 2019