Camphill Scotland has submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Social Security Committee for its Stage 1 consideration of the Social Security (Scotland) Bill. This legislation will introduce a social security system for Scotland in relation to social security benefits recently devolved to the Scottish Parliament, and to the devolved aspects of reserved social security benefits. […]
Consultations
Evidence on Social Security (Scotland) Bill
Camphill Scotland has submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Social Security Committee for its Stage 1 consideration of the Social Security (Scotland) Bill. This legislation will introduce a social security system for Scotland in relation to social security benefits recently devolved to the Scottish Parliament, and to the devolved aspects of reserved social security benefits. […]
Learning Provision for Children and Young People with Complex Additional Support Needs
Camphill Scotland has submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Scotland’s Strategy for the Learning Provision for Children and Young People with Complex Additional Support Needs. Potential to improve outcomes for children and young people Camphill Scotland welcomed the strategy, noting that we believe that aligning Scotland’s Ten Year Strategy for the Learning Provision for […]
What’s in a Name?
Camphill Scotland has written to Scotland’s Census about the way Camphill communities are categorised for the purposes of the national census. We think they should be categorised as ”˜intentional communities’ and not ”˜communal establishments’ as they are at present. This is an important issue as the census data is used by national decision makers to […]
Consultation on health and social care integration
We submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee’s inquiry into the extent to which the Integration Authorities (IAs) are doing enough to involve patients, carers, the third sector and other stakeholders in the design and future delivery of health and social care in their local area. Our evidence focused on ways in which the IAs could […]
Children and Young People’s Act draft guidance (continuing care) (September 2015)
We suggested some changes to the wording of the guidance, to ensure that disabled children and young people who are looked after have access to a full range of choices about their continuing care. View response to Children and Young People’s Act draft guidance (continuing care) (September 2015)
Review of the Scottish National Care Standards (December 2015)
We endorsed the human rights-based approach to setting out principles that people should expect from care services, highlighting ways in which these fit neatly with the Camphill approach. View review of the Scottish National Care Standards
Consultation on the Scottish Law Commission Report on Adults with Incapacity (March 2016)
This consultation sought views on proposals to establish a procedure should an Adult with Incapacity have restrictions placed on their liberty. While we supported any move to avoid individuals being unnecessarily restricted, we expressed some reservations about the proposals. We highlighted the range of different settings covered by the ‘care home’ category, and wondered whether […]
Consultation on the new National Health and Social Care Standards (January 2017)
Following on from the consultation of the National Care Standards in 2014, the next phase of the National Care Standards Review is to develop a set of Standards linked to the overarching Principles which were approved by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport in February 2016. Views were sought to help develop the specific […]
Consultation on health and social care integration
We submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee’s inquiry into the extent to which the Integration Authorities (IAs) are doing enough to involve patients, carers, the third sector and other stakeholders in the design and future delivery of health and social care in their local area. Our evidence focused on ways in […]
