Question reference: S6W-22342
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 20 October 2023
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 November 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government who is on the task group that is considering the issue of a right to breaks for carers, and what organisations they represent.
Answer
The Right to Breaks Regulations and Guidance Working Group is made up of representatives from:
- unpaid carers
- Shared Care Scotland
- Coalition of Carers in Scotland
- MECOPP
- Carers Trust Scotland (representing young carers)
- Carer Centre Managers Network
- Health and Social Care Partnerships – Borders, Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Ayrshire
- COSLA
- Social Work Scotland
- Scottish Government
As the names of group members is personal data of a third party, disclosing that would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.