Question reference: S5W-35094
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 9 February 2021
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Current status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 22 February 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service will commit to all the recommendations in the TUC’s Dying to Work campaign, in line with the ministerial agreement on fair work.
Answer
COPFS has recently published an internal ‘Life Limiting Illness Support Guidance’, which was developed in consultation with the Service’s Trade Union representatives; this provides an overview of the support which the Service provides to its employees with life limiting or terminal illnesses.
COPFS is a Disability Confident Employer and continues to work with the Trade Unions to ensure that any employees with life limiting illnesses are provided with bespoke and individualised employee support.
The Service is committed to the terms of the Fair Work Agreement between Scottish Ministers and the recognised Civil Service Unions. The Service has agreed to review how it continues to work towards fulfilling the principles and recommendations of the Dying to Work Charter in its policies.