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20 June 2025
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S6M-17458: Annie Wells: ME Awareness Week 2025— That the Parliament notes that ME Awareness Week runs from 12 to 18 May 2025 and aims to raise awareness of the need for greater investment in care and support for people with ME, including through #MEAction Scotland’s Missing Millions rally outside the Scottish Parliament on 14 May; welcomes the reported announcement of £4.5 million in the Scottish Budget to fund specialist support for long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and similar conditions; understands that, despite over an estimated 58,000 people across Scotland, including in Glasgow, having ME, there are virtually no specialist ME services in Scotland, except in NHS Lothian; further understands that NHS Fife has been unable to replace the only specialist ME nurse in Scotland due to a lack of suitably skilled and experienced candidates; notes the view that it is important to expand services committed to following the 2021 ME/CFS NICE guidance, which includes key recommendations relating to diagnosis, management and specific care for those with severe ME, as well as children and young people with the condition; further notes the updated 2024 NHS board survey, which aimed to understand the barriers to, and opportunities from, implementing the updated NICE guidance and identify how NHS boards can best...
Last updated:
27 March 2025
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This will include publishing guidance for public bodies, promoting awareness and understanding of wellbeing and sustainable development, and encouraging best practice. The Commissioner will also review relevant law, policy and practice to assess their adequacy and effectiveness in giving effect to wellbeing and sustainable development.
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27 March 2025
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This will include publishing guidance for public bodies, promoting awareness and understanding of wellbeing and sustainable development, and encouraging best practice. The Commissioner will also review relevant law, policy and practice to assess their adequacy and effectiveness in giving effect to wellbeing and sustainable development.
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4 March 2025
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.”, 1 (c) in subsection (3), for “by virtue of subsection (1)” substitute “under section 24(4A)”, (d) in subsection (4)— (i) for “by virtue of subsection (1)” substitute “under section 24(4A)”, 15 (ii) for “caring” substitute “providing care”, (e) in subsection (5), for “as a break from caring” substitute “to enable a carer to take a break”. (10) In section 31 (duty to prepare local carer strategy)— (a) after subsection (2)(h) insert— 20 “(ha) plans to promote a variety of providers of support to relevant carers and to promote the variety of support provided,”, (b) after subsection (2) insert— “(2A) In subsection (2), references to support to relevant carers include references to support to enable carers to take a break.”. 25 (10A) In section 41(1) (interpretation), after the entry relating to “adult carer support plan”, insert— ““breaks” includes a break for the carer from providing care or other types of break,”. (11) The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 is modified by subsection 30 (12). (12) In section 7(1) (choice of options: adult carers and young carers), after “24(4)” insert “or (4A)”. (13) The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 is modified by subsection (14). (14) In section 87 (charges that may be made for services and accommodation)— 35 (a) in subsection (1), after “24(4)” insert “or (4A)”, (b) in subsection (1A)(a), after “24(4)” insert “or (4A)”. 38A Duty to prepare adult carer support plan (1) The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is modified as follows. 7 Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Reforms connected to delivery and regulation of care (2) After section 6(5) (duty to prepare adult carer support plan) insert— “(5A) The Scottish Ministers must by regulations prescribe timescales for the preparation of adult carer support plans.”. (3) Section 7 is repealed. 5 38B Duty to prepare young carer statement (1) The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is modified as follows. (2) After section 12(7) (duty to prepare young carer statement) insert— “(7A) The Scottish Ministers must by regulations prescribe timescales for the preparation of young carer statements.”. 10 (3) Section 13 is repealed. 1 39 Enactments relating to carers: minor modifications (1) The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is modified by subsection (2). (2) Sections 6(6) and 12(8) are repealed. (3) The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 is modified by subsection 15 (4). (4) In section 7(1), the words “an adult” in the first place where they occur are repealed. 39A Short break services statement (1) The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is modified as follows. (2) After section 35(2) (short breaks services statements) insert— 20 “ short breaks services statement must include— (2A) A(a) how the local authority will ensure there is sufficient availability and variety in short break provision to meet the identified needs of carers, (b) an assessment of short break provision— (i) during the day (at home or away from home), 25 (ii) overnight (at home or away from home), (iii) at weekends, (iv) in school holidays, (v) for planned and unplanned short breaks, (vi) for the carer to have a short break with or without the cared-for 30 person, (c) how the local authority can adapt short break provision depending on the individual needs of the carer.”. 8 Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Reforms connected to delivery and regulation of care Care homes 1 40 Visits to or by care home residents (1) The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is modified as follows. (2A) After section 78 insert— 5 Regulations under section 78: visits to and by adult care home residents “ 78A Identification of Essential Care Supporter (1) The Scottish Ministers must exercise the power under section 78(2) to impose a duty on providers of care home services for adults to— (a) use their best...
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20 February 2025
CE report 03 May
Susan Duffy • Worked with Conveners Group to provide set of draft guidance on principles and ‘best practice’ guides for gender equality policy making, budgeting and scrutiny.
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6 February 2025
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S6M-15657: Elena Whitham: Report on Alcohol Use Disorder in the Justice System— That the Parliament notes the publication of the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems’ paper, Alcohol (In)justice: Position on people with an alcohol use disorder in the justice system; is concerned that it is estimated that almost two-thirds, 63%, of people in prison have an alcohol use disorder, with almost half of those, 31%, possibly dependent on alcohol; is further concerned that the risk of death from alcohol causes is three times higher in men and nine times higher for women who have been in prison than for the general population; understands that the paper sets out why and how people with alcohol use disorders who come into contact with the justice system should have the best...
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25 September 2024
National Carer Organisations Post Legislative Scrutiny of the Child Poverty Scotland Act 2017 Submis
The framework has led to a more strategic approach and Scottish Government have introduced benefits such as the Scottish Child Payment, Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods to help provide financial support.
Last updated:
4 September 2024
Report of the Visit to the Arctic Circle Assembly
One Member said 6 that, whenever possible, wind turbines should be out of sight and, given this viewpoint, queried whether Scotland was the best example for Iceland to follow. 31.
Last updated:
11 June 2024
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The Scottish Government will look to provide examples of best practice and effective measures in this area in non-statutory guidance accompanying a future Act of Parliament. 46.
Last updated:
10 June 2024
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Given these challenges, the analysis presented here is, of necessity, based on rough estimations using the best information available. Nonetheless, in order to ensure conclusions are as robust as possible, different sets of data have been drawn on and compared as much as possible. 13.
