A campaign which aims to encourage EU nationals to stay and continue to live and work in Scotland despite ongoing uncertainty around Brexit took place in Edinburgh yesterday. Created by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the #EUareValued campaign was launched at Tiphereth Community by Minister for International Development & Europe Alasdair Allan. According […]
House of Lords prepares to debate health & social care amendment to Brexit Bill
Lord Nicol Stephen and Baroness Judith Jolly have re-tabled the amendment to the Brexit legislation for the Report Stage in the House of Lords. Amendment (No.105) will require the UK Government to make arrangements for an independent evaluation of the impact of Brexit upon the health and social care sectors across the UK. The Amendment previously lodged […]
Time for Radical Change
Robin Jackson’s report Reforming Social Care: Time for Radical Change, published by the Centre for Welfare Reform, once again gives us lots to think about. The report provides a wide ranging and trenchant critique of social care policy and practice in England. There is a very positive vision too alongside the critical analysis. In Chapter Five, […]
Minister appreciates Camphill ethos of inclusion
Staff, children and young people welcomed Mike Russell MSP, the Scottish Government’s Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe, to Camphill School Aberdeen this week. The Minister was given a tour of the school, and met a group of current and retired co-workers likely to be affected by Brexit. The Minister heard first […]
SSSC notes Camphill’s good work
Anna Fowlie, CEO of the Scottish Social Services Council visited Newton Dee and Camphill School Aberdeen as part of a relationship building initiative. We hope this will follow the pattern we have already established with the Care Inspectorate, where a senior representative of the regulatory body will meet with members on a twice yearly basis in different […]
Transitions
Camphill Scotland and members enjoyed a positive meeting recently with representatives from Arc Scotland (which provides the secretariat for the Scottish Transitions Forum) and from the Family Fund to discuss issues around transitions. We will be identifying further opportunities to engage with Arc, the Scottish Transitions Forum, the Family Fund and other organisations on issues around transitions. Further information Please […]
Lords debate health and social care amendment to Brexit Bill
The House of Lords yesterday debated Amendment No.353 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill tabled by Lord Nicol Stephen, Baroness Jenny Jolly and Lord Warner. The amendment was supported by Camphill Scotland, the Alliance of Health and Social Care Scotland and 65 partners organisations across the UK. Lord supports Camphill Lord Stephen, who tabled the […]
Camphill Scotland calls on Peers to back social care amendment
Camphill Scotland, the Alliance of Health and Social Care Scotland and our partners are calling on Peers from all parties and groupings in the House of Lords to support Amendment (No.353) which has been tabled by the Liberal Democrat Peers Lord Nicol Stephen and Baroness Jolly, and by the Crossbench Peer Lord Warner. This amendment would […]
Inclusive communication gets boost in Social Security Bill
A significant change to the Social Security (Scotland) Bill has been secured on the first day of Stage 2 of the Bill in the Scottish Parliament. The Amendment will place a statutory duty on the Scottish Ministers and on the Scottish Social Security Agency to have regard to the importance of communicating in an inclusive way […]
4 ways to support our amendment in the House of Lords
Lord Nicol Stephen and Baroness Jenny Jolly have tabled an Amendment on behalf of Camphill Scotland, the Alliance of Health and Social Care Scotland and our partners, totalling 58 organisations across the UK*. The Amendment was originally lodged by Joanna Cherry MP in the House of Commons. The amendment secured cross party support but was narrowly […]
