Question reference: S6W-15323
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 23 February 2023
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Current status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 7 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to establishing the post of an Older People’s Commissioner.
Answer
We do not have plans to introduce legislation to establish an Older People’s Commissioner. There are existing commissions that protect the rights of older people. The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) and the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) already play a role in relation to the rights of older people in respect of age as a protected equality characteristic. In addition, we continue to work closely with the Older People’s Strategic Action Forum on a range of priorities for advancing age equality.
We are committed to promoting the rights of older people and ensuring that they benefit from all that we are doing to improve people’s lives. That is why we provide over £2.2million to support older people's organisations to tackle inequality and discrimination and support our aim to promote the rights of older people.