Reports
SCO
Manifesto for Unpaid Carers in Scotland
16 December 2015
This manifesto has been produced by the national carer organisations, including Carers Scotland, for the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 2016.Member login
Policy Library
Briefing
SCODraft National Eligibility Framework for Carers
03 July 2015
The National Carer Organisations are seeking an amendment to The Carers (Scotland) Bill to have a duty on local authorities to support carers based on national eligibility critieria, rather then local eligibility critieria. Carers have been very clear in their view that a national framework for eligibility is the only way to avoid the continuing postcode lottery and the confusion of having 32 different systems operating through
Consultation Response
SCOResponse to "Scotland in the United Kingdom: An enduring settlement"
15 May 2015
Carers Scotland and Carers UK joint response to proposals for further devolution to the Scottish Parliament.
Briefing
SCO‘Caring on the Margins’ The Carers (Scotland) Bill: addressing the challenges of supporting carers in rural, remote and island communities
23 April 2015
This response looks specifically at the challenges of supporting carers living in rural, remote and island communities and seeks to offer solutions on how the Carers (Scotland) Bill can address these issues, ensuring these carers have equal access to provision and are not disadvantaged by geography.
Consultation Response
SCOCarers Scotland response to Health & Sport Committee call for views on the Carers (Scotland) Bill
23 April 2015
This submission was produced for the Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee's call for views on the Carers (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 of the parliamentary process