SCVO briefing Health and Social Care Standards Our response The Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations,For example, self-directed support may not have an impact on outcomes, but it is about the process of,this does not truly embody the self-directed support agenda.,It is not believed that 'everyday tasks' fully embodies the nature of self-directed support.,Direct training for staff before they begin working directly with those using support services is essential

Our response SCVO welcomes this inquiry and would like to contribute the following: Introduction To begin,and introduce regional hubs; in social care, there is integration with health and the slow march to self-directed,support.,See the SPICe Briefing on historic local government finance for more information and context.,Question 3 Finally, the Scottish Government has committed to consult on and introduce, in future, a Bill

Following the report, and as our sector covers a range of matters, we highlight a few of those in this briefing,Many in the Third Sector believe that by fully committing to self-directed approaches we can achieve,Self-Directed Approaches SCVO and many of our members believe that people deserve access to support that,In our submission to the Fairer Scotland employability consultation we argued that we need to put people,at the heart of employability support - emphasising the need to prioritise self-directed support, as

for housing benefit with housing policy.,together a devolved responsibility with the accompanying financial support.,For example, as highlighted by Children in Scotland in their response to SCVO’s consultation on the Smith,As noted by Nourish Scotland in its’ response to SCVO’s Smith Commission consultation this would align,but also given the recent devolution of the Independent Living Fund and the ongoing development of self-directed

5.4.1 The political context 5.4.2 Fundraising in Scotland 5.4.3 Devolved policy 6.0 Conclusions 6.1 A,That is the context for this brief review of public fundraising in Scotland.,Beyond the individual charity, which is the first responsible body in the self-regulatory system, there,Individual private sector consultants, or those working in a small consultancy employing no more than,Many fundraisers were disappointed by the lack of a supportive and effective response from the fundraising

Our response SCVO has, over the past few years, been having a conversation with the third sector about,SCVO therefore welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation and would like to contribute,subsidies/self-employment incentives, apprenticeship schemes) and holistic support (e.g. subsidised,This ranges from greater worker involvement in the vision and strategic direction of the organisation,These issues can be relieved now by positive devolved policy choices, by, for example, supporting equal

organisations, as we did throughout the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill, who have produced a briefing,We broadly support their responses.,For our own response, we focus mainly on the consultation section entitled ‘Taking social, environmental,following point: Given the changing procurement market, with the introduction of self-directed support,Contact Jenny Bloomfield Policy Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair

build a clear rights based focus into key legislation over this last term - e.g. amendments to the Self,Directed Support act prior to it being passed - in addition to the provisions within the Scotland Act,[xix] Policy in Scotland has not always picked this up e.g. the consultation on “Good Food Nation” published,/briefings-consultation-responses/independent-review-of-jobseekers-allowance-sanctions/ [vii] http://,/policy-library/response-to-carers-legislation-proposals [xxii] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/

This is a very different model to conventional consultation on a pre-determined range of policy choices,self-reliance, and build resilience” Christie Commission (2011)[13] We want to see more communities,service priorities be set within an international framework of human rights and environmental responsibility,Scotland’s people and communities deserve a far more responsible approach to people’s stewardship of,articleid=10775 [3] SPICe briefing, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/

Directed Support Act across health and social care.,mechanisms – in response to the Set 1 regulations; we argued that there should be parity of support,The level and depth of consultation and involvement should be appropriate and supported.,if they have no direct ability to influence decisions.”,Note of event on 1 July, Health and Social Care Alliance, July 2014 [xi] DRAFT: Consultation Response