🚨Join us for a webinar 'Perspectives on Reforms to the Adults with Incapacity Act' 🗓️Tuesday 1st October 🕙10am-12pm Register here: tinyurl.com/awireform The webinar will consider Scottish Government proposals, impacts on people and their human rights. Great list of speakers!

✨ NEW ✨ Our new investigation finds corruption red flags in £15.3 billion of UK COVID contracts– almost one in every three pounds spent on the pandemic. We're now calling on authorities to investigate these high-risk contracts. Find out more ⤵️ transparency.org.uk/report-landmar…

ICYMI: In our weekly update on Friday, we included a list of the "up to £500m" savings and our understanding of how they have been calculated. Some questions remain:

Get in touch with Lucy on [email protected] to sign the letter to the First Minister on the delay of the Scottish Human Rights Bill by 5:00pm tomorrow 👇

On Tuesday 29 October we will host an in-person event as part of DigiFest 2024. Together, we will explore how we can produce accessible digital services and achieve digital inclusion with citizen participation and coproduction. Find out how to sign up: alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/events/sh…

🚨The Scottish government is “at risk of breaking the promise it has made to the people of Scotland”, says Sara Redmond The ALLIANCE Scottish Human Rights Commission healthandcare.scot/stories/3931/h…

It was great to speak with Jacquie Pepper, Chief Officer of Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership. You can listen to our H and SC Academy Lead Courageously podcast at the link below. Jacquie Pepper Perth and Kinross Council NHS Tayside

📢 Check out pages 10-11 in the latest Third Force News Magazine for crucial updates! Our CEO Emma Hutton 🧡🏳️‍⚧️ says: "A new Human Rights Bill is a must. Ministers must think again and reinstate it into their legislative agenda." 🔗 Read more: tfn.scot/magazine/septe…

Join our next online event in partnership with International Foundation for Integrated Care IFIC Updates on 18 September. These events look at factors that contribute to integration, examples of good practice and the future of integration. Find out more: alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/events/in…

To honour women's wants and needs, the SWC have produced 'Women’s Priorities for 2024/25' report. This document outlines 10 priorities which we believe will enhance the lives of women in Scotland, evidencing the need for increased consideration of their concerns. (1/2)

Our work will continue to be fuelled by the necessity for women’s views to be fairly represented across decision-making processes. We will ensure women are prioritised. To read our report: bit.ly/4gfbqeF #ProgrammeforGovernment #WomensVoices #SWCReport (2/2)

In his statement on anti-racism, Health Secretary @NeilCGray said action would be taken, including asking health boards to develop and deliver anti-racism plans. Read the release and statement here: bit.ly/Anti-racismRel…

Did you know that ESS facilitates Scotland’s Third Sector Research Forum? See below to learn about their latest resource 👇

We are excited to be a partner at this year's conference. It is an important annual touchpoint for people and organisations in Scotland and beyond working to end homelessness.

Adults with learning disabilities are 3 times more likely than the general public to die from cancer, as researchers point to later presentation & diagnosis and poorer treatment and compliance. ScottishLDO Deborah Cairns Laura Ward UofG School of Health & Wellbeing healthandcare.scot/stories/3921/c…

"This big picture vision for Scotland was widely seen as a way of projecting leadership in human rights across a landscape marked by political hostility to their very existence." Prof Nicole Busby University of Glasgow on Scottish Government dropping the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #HumanRights Bill gla.ac.uk/research/az/pu…

Last week we wrote to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on amendments to the #NationalCareService Bill (Stage 2). To help support disabled people through the social care process, we recommend an amendment to introduce the statutory right to independent advocacy. More: equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre/n…

We're reviewing some quality frameworks. Share your views by completing this short survey forms.office.com/e/q1Gdau6Agp before 4 October 2024. The survey also includes the option to provide children and young people’s views and the opportunity to sign up for a possible focus group.

Ladies of Caithness or Sutherland. An opportunity to be properly heard in a safe environment. Sign up below docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…?

Thousands couldn’t vote during latest elections due to voter ID channel4.com/news/thousands…