Question reference: S6W-11054
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 September 2022
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 October 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what recommendations listed in the Equality and Human Rights Commission report, Housing and Disabled People: Scotland’s Hidden Crisis, which was published in May 2018, have been taken forward.
Answer
The recommendations for the Scottish Government included within the Equality and Human Rights Commission report, Housing and Disabled People: Scotland’s Hidden Crisis are being taken forward as part of the implementation of our Housing to 2040 strategy published in 2021. The specific recommendations regarding Relevant Adjustments to Common Parts (Disabled Persons) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 and guidance to local authorities on setting targets for wheelchair accessible housing were completed in advance of the publication of Housing to 2040.