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Question reference: S6W-42645

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42212 by Neil Gray on 5 December 2025, whether performance frameworks are in place in all integration authorities to outline the key areas that require to be measured and monitored to evaluate service effectiveness, as covered by the revised Good Practice Guide on Providing Community Equipment that was published in August 2022.

Scottish Government Equipment and adaptations: guidance on provision - gov.scot in 2023 and expects all Integration Authorities to take steps to implement this guidance.

The revised Good Practice Guide on Providing Community Equipment was created to support and assist local community equipment services to effectively develop, deliver, manage, and monitor their services. Decisions on how the guide is utilised is the responsibility of Integration Authorities.

The Scottish Government uses its National Equipment and Adaptations Network to engage with local services and discuss service effectiveness.

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