Consultations
Voluntary Health Scotland promotes the distinctive voice of the voluntary health sector by facilitating consultation on Scottish Government and related policy and service proposals. We welcome members' views on the latest consultation and will collate a collective response which is put forward to the policy makers. Your views are important to ensure that the voluntary sector can influence change.
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Wider Planning for an Ageing Population - Housing and Communities: Consultation on the Workstream Report and its Suggested Actions. 29th June - 29th September 2010 This consultation is about the report produced by the Wider Planning for an Ageing
Population stakeholder working group.
The report provides details of the approach taken to the workstream, the issues and draft outcomes discussed and the suggested actions. The full report can be viewed here, but this paper provides a summary of the issues, main outcomes and suggested actions to achieve them. |
Draft National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland. 1st June - 17th September 2010 The new National Guidance on Child Protection is relevant to all whose work
involves contact with children and/or their families, across departments and
agencies as well as being relevant to those working in the statutory, third and
independent sectors. It aims to provide a national framework for services and local inter-agency forums such as Chief Officer Groups and Child Protection Committees to develop further in their local multi-agency protocols, training plans and procedures. The guidance also aims to serve as a useful resource for practitioners on particular areas of practice and signposts where additional information can be found. |
| The Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010: A Consultation on Tobacco Draft Regulations. 27th April - 20th July 2010 These regulations follow from the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010, which received overwhelming support from the Scottish Parliament in January of this year. The Act is a bold step towards making tobacco less attractive and less accessible to children and young people under 18 and will see the end of tobacco displays and the sale of tobacco from vending machines. | .. |