National Confidential Forum

The National Confidential Forum has been set up to allow people who spent time in institutional care as children to come forward and share their experiences, whatever they are. By taking part, participants will contribute to the Forum’s understanding of what it was like to be a child in care in Scotland. All hearings, where people tell of their experiences, are confidential and non-judgemental. The role of the Forum is to listen, understand and acknowledge and record these experiences to create a national picture of what it was like to be a child in care in Scotland. This will help NCF make recommendations to ensure that children in care in Scotland now and in the future are looked after better and are safer. Anyone who spent time in institutional care as a child can come to the Forum. Institutional care means a residential care or health service. The service could be run by a local authority, health board, a private provider or a charity. Information on the types of institutions can be found at the Forum’s website at: www.nationalconfidentialforum.org.uk/who-is-it-for. Participants can share their experiences at a hearing, face to face, with two Forum members or give us your experiences in writing or by DVD. To find out more about participating, please:
Visit www.nationalconfidentialforum.org.uk
Email us at information@nationalconfidentialforum.org.uk
Call us on Freephone 0800 121 4773 / 0141 352 2333