Carers

Purpose of the group

To ensure equality of opportunity for carers in Scotland by liaising with carers' organisations, lobbying the Scottish Government and promoting legislation on carers' behalf; to promote awareness amongst Members of the Scottish Parliament of the needs of carers and former carers; to liaise with Members of both Houses at Westminster and the Welsh Assembly in order to share best practice; and to link with appropriate bodies, including carers organisations, on an international basis. 

Forthcoming meetings

Next meeting:

Minutes

• Minutes of meeting 29 June 2016 (304KB pdf)
• Minutes of meeting 6 October 2016 (196KB pdf)
• Minutes of meeting 22 February 2017 (349KB pdf)
• Minutes of meeting 28 June 2017 (128KB pdf)
• Minutes of meeting 9 November 2017 (171KB pdf)
• Minutes of meeting 27 February 2018 (214Kb pdf)
• Minutes of meeting 3 October 2018 (217KB pdf)

Annual Return/Report

• Registration form (111KB pdf)
• Annual return 2017 (211KB pdf)
• Annual return 2018 (250KB pdf)

Group Officers

• Co-Convener: Tom Arthur
• Co-Convener: Mark Griffin

Group Members

• Alex Cole-Hamilton
• Adam Tomkins
• Donald Cameron
• Monica Lennon
• Joan McAlpine
• Clare Adamson
• Johann Lamont
• Rhoda Grant
• Claudia Beamish

Non MSP Individuals

Lorraine Allan

Celia Sweeney

Michael Grieve

Carolynne Hunter

Clare Lally-Steele

Cath Purdie 

Linsey Currie

Christine Farquhar

Moira McWhinnie

Organisations

Carers Trust Scotland (secretariat)

National Dementia Carers Action Network – Alzheimer Scotland

Skills Development Scotland

Coalition of Carers in Scotland

Carers Scotland

MECOPP

Learning Disability Alliance Scotland

Helensburgh and Lomond Carers (SCIO)

Glasgow South West Carers Centre

Scottish Youth Parliament

Support in Mind Scotland

North Lanarkshire Carers Together

ENABLE Scotland

Health and Social Care ALLIANCE

Division of Clinical Psychology in Scotland, British Psychological Society

The Borders Carers Centre (SCIO)

PASDA

Stroke Association

Big Lottery Fund Scotland

Scottish Young Carers Services Alliance

Shared Care Scotland

Family Fund

Standard Life Carers Network

PAMIS

Centrica Carers Network

Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre

VSA Aberdeen City (Adult carers and young carers)

Mindroom

Care Inspectorate

VOCAL

Marie Curie

Life Changes Trust

Parkinson’s UK

Camphill Scotland

tide – together in dementia everyday

MND Scotland

Disability Alliance Scotland (DAS)

Shared Lives Plus

Edinburgh North West Carers

Hospice UK

Soroptimist International Scotland

Edinburgh North West Carers Centre