Carers Parliament

The first annual Carers Parliament was held on 1 October 2012 at Holyrood.

Carers Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Government and in partnership with the national carer organisations, organise an annual Carers Parliament for carers from all across Scotland.

The first Carers Parliament was held on 1 October 2012.  The next event will be held on 2 November 2016 in Edinburgh.

In this section, you can download reports and watch video from earlier events.

Carers Parliament 2016

This year's Carers Parliament will be held on 2 November 2016 in Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

The ballot for places at this event is now closed and will be drawn on 23 August 2016.  Successful applicants will be contacted shortly thereafter.

Carers Parliament 2015

The Carers Parliament was held on 6 October 2015 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.

Delegates heard from the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP and the Minister for Health, Jamie Hepburn MSP alongside carers and representatives from CoSLA, Social Work Scotland and the Royal College of General Practitioners.  You can listen to what the First Minister had to say by clicking here.

You can read the full report of the day by clicking the file below.

Carers Parliament 2014

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Watch videos of parliament sessions and workshops here 

Carers Parliament 2013

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Watch videos of parliament sessions and workshops here 

Carers Parliament 2012

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Watch videos of parliament sessions and workshops here