Guides to contact
Plain explanations of how contact works in Scotland, written for parents, solicitors, mediators and social work teams.
What is supervised contact? A parent's guide for Scotland
What happens in a session, who pays, how records work, and how supervision can step down over time.
Read the guideSupervised contact and supported contact: the difference, and why the wording matters
Two different services, and why the wording in a section 11 order decides what a family actually receives.
Read the guideChild contact in the Highlands and Moray: your local options
Contact centres, community based sessions and transport support, area by area across the Highlands and Moray.
Read the guideSupervised handovers: keeping the exchange calm when contact itself is fine
When the contact goes well and the exchange is the hard part, a supervised handover keeps it calm.
Read the guideWhat supervised contact costs, and how long it lasts
What you are actually paying for, how long a session runs, how many weeks it usually takes, and who pays.
Read the guideSupervised contact when your child is neurodivergent
Contact arrangements often assume a neurotypical child. How sessions can be designed around autistic and ADHD children.
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