Author: Zoe McIntyre
Care Reform (Scotland) Bill passed by Scottish Parliament
The Care Reform (Scotland) Bill has now been passed by Scottish Parliament. The Bill has been passed following it’s original iteration of the National Care Service Bill. The Bill will…
New SDS Standard for Social Workers Published
Social Work Scotland have now published SDS Standard 13: Direct Payments for employing Personal Assistants. The Standard aims to ensure that Personal Assistant employers are consistently supported by social workers…
Invitation to learn about work that supports PAs in Scotland
The Personal Assistant Programme Board is a group of people including Scottish Government who are working to improve things across Scotland for PAs and Employers. Once a year the…
Increase in the minimum hourly rate for PAs from April 2025
The Scottish Government has announced that the minimum rate of pay for Personal Assistants will increase to £12.60 an hour from April 2025. The increase is part of funding agreed…
Independent Living Fund Broadens their Eligibility Criteria to Account for Unpaid Care
As of the 27th of January 2025, the Independent Living Fund Scotland has announced that applications can now be submitted where the budget is less than £800 but more than…
Scottish Government Outlines Future of National Care Service Bill
Following an extension to the National Care Service Stage 2 Bill Process in November, the Scottish Government has announced it will drop part one of the Bill, which had intended…
Scottish Government Confirms Extension to National Care Service Stage 2 Bill Process
Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, has written to stakeholders on the 14th of November to confirm that the Stage 2 consideration of the National Care…
Recruiting user testers for online search tools
Can you help us make it easier for people to find support with SDS, and training for Personal Assistants? We are currently working on two online search tools: Redeveloping the…
Report published on Post-legislative Scrutiny of Self-Directed Support
The Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee has today published its final report summarising the evidence it has collected during the process of scrutinising the Social Care (Self-directed…
Scottish Government publishes analysis of Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill Consultation
The Scottish Government has recently published their analysis of the responses they received from the consultation on the introduction of a Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill. The consultation process…