Guidance for councils and their community planning partners on how to improve outcomes for looked after children and young people and care leavers. The report indicates what looked after young people want from their 'corporate family' - the local authority services, and associated agencies, which are responsible for meeting their needs and offers advice specific to each of the services and agencies which need to work together to act as a good 'corporate parent'. It also contains advice for elected members, local authority chief executives, the Scottish Government, community planning partnerships, the criminal justice system and independent service providers. 

This report from the Policy Research Institute (PRI), commissioned by Communities and Local Government, investigates how local authorities report their performance information to citizens and what support is available to assist them with this task.

This brief introduction to ABC Benchmarking Training outlines the training materials and how they should be used to achieve the best outcomes for learners.

Pre-course reading to allow participants in benchmarking training to familiarise themselves with the basic concepts and issues in benchmarking.?

Key contacts for users of the Benchmarking for Improvement Toolkit.