Carers Scotland responded to a consultation on a proposed private members bill to establish a Disability Commissioner

The proposed Bill will follow a similar model to that of the Children and Young People Commissioner that was established in Scotland in 2004. The proposed Commissioner would have wide ranging functions with the Disabiltiy Commissioner being viewed as the first and main port of call for people with a disability who are facing issues that might cut across a number of policy areas and may also require a number of associated actions (from high level policy challenge to specific investigations of their case)