The Duty of Candour underpins the Scottish Government’s commitment to openness and learning which is vital to the provision of the safe, effective and person-centred health and social care.
A Duty of Candour procedure should be followed when an unexpected or unintended incident has occurred, where the incident results in:
Someone has died
Someone has permanently less bodily, sensory, motor, physiologic or intellectual functions
Someone’s treatment has increased because of harm
The structure of someone’s body changes because of harm
Someone’s life expectancy becomes shorter because of harm
Someone’s sensory, motor or intellectual functions is impaired for 28 days or more
Someone experienced pain or psychological harm for 28 days or more
A person needed health treatment in order to prevent them dying
A person needing health treatment in order to prevent other injuries.
About Castlehill EYC
Local authority centre with the registered capacity for 100 of children at any one time
Linked to Castlehill Primary School
Extended Year Day care of children provided between the hours of 8am and 6pm
22 Early Years staff.
Procedures to follow in the case of an Incident where duty of candour would be actioned:
All incidents reported to HT/ HOC and local authority
Reported as necessary to Care Inspectorate and EDC Health & Safety
Review of incident with involved staff
Risk assessment carried out
Adaptations carried out when necessary
Wellbeing Support available for staff affected by incident
Supports offered to children and families affected by incident.
How many incidents have occurred to which the Duty of Candour applies?
There have been 0 of incidents between January 2025 and January 2026 to which Duty of Candour has applied.
If so, have the correct persons been notified?
N/A
Duty of Candour produced on: January 2026
Created by: Stephanie MacPherson Depute Head of Centre
To be reviewed on: January 2027
