[i] [ii] [iii] Evidence from across the third sector[iv] and work done by Dr David Webster[v] paints,There are opportunities to ensure that fulfilling this basic right is part of wider policy action in,It must mean something to people and communities affected by government policy.,It must drive economic policy – recognizing the need for our economy to work better for all.,/policy-library/response-to-carers-legislation-proposals [xxii] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/
https://scvo.scot/p/6695/2014/11/10/briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-human-rights
Working with community organisations from Easter Ross to Dumfries, our findings build on the developing evidence,This means having no control over other areas of policy which affect poverty and inequality.,Contact
Lynn Williams
Policy Officer
lynn.williams@scvo.scot Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members.[1] Further details about SCVO,f=asc&rid=107 [1] SCVO’s Policy Committee has 24 members elected by SCVO’s member organisations who then
https://scvo.scot/p/6701/2014/11/12/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-welfare-12-november-2014
Policy decisions are leading to increased inequality amongst key groups [x][xi].,There is an increasing evidence base which shows the economic and social value of support to unpaid carers,Looking at the Bill in isolation from other policy and legislative changes, including competencies that,/policy-library/state-of-caring-2014 [vi] http://www.carers.org/news/wake-call-nation-over-reality-family-caring,[vii] http://www.carersuk.org/for-professionals/policy/policy-library/state-of-caring-2014 [viii]http
https://scvo.scot/p/8850/2015/04/22/carers-scotland-bill-stage-1-briefing-for-health-and-sport-committee
This can make the policy objectives of the Bill seem at times incoherent.,Conclusion
We welcome the central role that community empowerment now occupies in public policy.,Contact
Felix Spittal
Policy Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair,our governance and membership structures are democratic and accountable - with an elected board and policy,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members. 1 Further details about SCVO can
https://scvo.scot/p/7770/2015/02/03/scvo-briefing-community-empowerment-scotland-bill-stage-1-debate
Evidence from the third sector demonstrates the tragic human costs.,SCVO’s policy work is driven by three strategic aims – Society, Economy and Democracy.,[viii] Until policy and policy makers truly move into this realm, existing health inequalities will continue,Moreover, evidence suggests that the retrenchment of social protection, outlined in the planned UK welfare,/policy-library/sandwich-caring [v] http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/ataglance/ataglance60.asp [vi
https://scvo.scot/p/8401/2015/03/24/health-and-sport-committee-debate-on-health-inequalities
The evidence clearly shows digital exclusion
exacerbates existing deep routed inequalities and affordability,A more comprehensive library of reading and
resources is available on the website for
Scotland’s Digital,sizesour governance and membership structures are democratic and accountable - with an elected board and policy
https://scvo.scot/p/27369/2018/10/29/digital-inclusion-briefing
accompanying discussion paper to Jo Armstrong’s analysis ‘Scotland’s social care sector: The financial evidence,from other policy and social concerns.,self-directed support, due for publication in the summer, which will assess outcomes through seeking evidence,Research by Eccles and Cunningham, commissioned by CCPS, found some evidence of work intensification,,sense of representing carers’ interests more broadly, rather than individual experience and anecdotal evidence
https://scvo.scot/p/15370/2017/05/23/the-future-of-social-care-in-scotland
