This Cross-party group's purpose:
To act as a channel of communication between the Scottish Parliament, individuals with deafness / hearing loss / deafblindness and organisations working or supporting individuals with deafness / hearing loss / deafblindness.
Thursday, December 3, 2026
The intended schedule of meetings for the CPG on Deafness for 2026-27:
Thursday 3 December 2026 from 11am to 12.30pm online
Wednesday 10 March 2027 from 6pm to 7.30pm online
Wednesday 9 June 2027 from 11am to 12.30pm online
Wednesday 8 September 2027 from 6pm to 7.30pm online
Thursday 25 November 2027 from 11am to 12.30pm online
If you want to get in touch, you can contact
Hannah at the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5240 Find out about call charges.
MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.
Deputy Convener
Party: Reform UK
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Midlothian North (Constituency)
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scot and Lothians West (Region)
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Janis McDonald
Donald Richards
Danny Sweeney
John Whitfield
Bill Pagan
Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults Scotland (ATLA Scotland)
British Academy of Audiology (BAA)
British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD)
British Deaf Association Scotland (BDA Scotland)
Deaf Action
Deaf Links
Deafblind Scotland (DBS)
Deaf Equality and Accessibility Forum South Lanarkshire (DEAF South Lanarkshire)
Disability Equality Scotland (DES)
Dumfries and Galloway Hard of Hearing Group
Educational Institute for Scotland (EIS)
Edinburgh Napier University
Forth Valley Sensory Centre (FVSC)
Hayfield
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
Health in Mind
Highland Blindcraft Sensory Services
Hearing Link/Hearing Dogs for the Deaf
Heriot Watt University
Paediatric Audiology Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
LEAD Scotland
Lothian Children's Deaf Club
Lanarkshire Deaf Hub
National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS)
North East Sensory Services (NESS)
Police Scotland
Queen Margaret University
Respect Me
RNID
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy (RCSLT)
Scottish Audiology Heads of Service Group
Scottish Cochlear Implant Programme (SCIP)
Scottish Sensory Centre at the University of Edinburgh
Sense Scotland
Sensory Impairment Support Group Ayrshire (SISG)
Signature
Skills Development Scotland
Tayside Deaf Forum
The Association of Sign Language Interpreters Scotland (ASLI Scotland)
The Donaldson Trust
The NHS Highland Deaf Services
The Scottish Mental Health Services for Deaf People
West Scotland Deaf Children’s Society (WSDCS)
Sign Language Interactions (SLI/Sorensen)
Agenda for the meeting on 3 December 2026 (236KB, pdf) posted 08 November 2026
Minute of the meeting held on 8 October 2026 (161KB, pdf) posted 08 November 2026
Registration Form (332KB, pdf) posted 08 November 2026