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Is Sturgeon's Promise being broken?

As ministers are warned a Sturgeon-era promise to improve the care system is progressing too slowly, Martin Geissler and Laura Miller hear what growing up in care is really like.

The Scottish Government has been warned The Promise – a pledge to improve the lives of care-experienced young people championed by Nicola Sturgeon – is progressing too slowly.

Jamie Dalgoutte, who grew up in the care system, tells us what life was like.

Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Thu 9 Oct 2025 00:00

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