Getting it Right for Play 2025 Revised Version

The resource has been shaped by extensive engagement with families, communities, and organisations, with a strong focus on the voices and experiences of children and young people with additional support needs. This guidance acknowledges the specific needs and barriers specific groups of children face and provides local authorities — and local community groups — with practical assessment tools to help them evaluate and improve play opportunities and spaces.

This revised version of Getting it Right for Play reflects Scotland’s strengthened commitment to children’s right to play, aligned with the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, National Planning Framework 4, and the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024. It also supports delivery of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and Action Plan 2025:2030, which recognises place as a primary driver which can create ‘free, accessible, inclusive and safe public play spaces, developed in consultation with children and families.