ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This guide is the product of collaboration between the Social Work Inspection Agency ( SWIA) and its key partners in local government, Changing Lives, and the Local Government Improvement Service. We also consulted HM Inspectorate of Education ( HMIe).
We would like to thank the following councils:
Argyll & Bute Council
East Renfrewshire Council
Fife Council
Glasgow City Council and
Perth and Kinross Council
Everyone involved has provided invaluable expertise and effort.