Responses and submissions to consultations from the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Government and other bodies, by the UNISON Scotland Bargaining and Campaigns Team
Education Scotland Bill Response
UNISON welcomes the commitment to tackle the attainment gap in Scotland. There is clear evidence those children from low income households do significantly worse at school than those from better-off ... Read More
Carers (Scotland) Bill
UNISON members are well aware of the difficulties faced by carers who struggle to look after older, disabled or ill family members often on their own, as they are the ... Read More
Carers (Scotland) Bill response
UNISON members are well aware of the difficulties faced by carers who struggle to look after older, disabled or ill family members often on their own, as they are the ... Read More
Response to Proposed Damages Claims (Scotland) Bill
The proposed Bill aims to ensure that all Scottish workers, no matter by whom they are employed, enjoy the benefit of the same level of protection to which they are ... Read More
Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (S) Bill response
While UNISON has a limited number of members who worked directly in the asbestos industry, we have many more that have come into contact with asbestos as part of their ... Read More
Proposed Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill
UNISON Scotland responded positively to the Scottish Government Justice Department Expert Group’s consultation on Corporate Homicide in June 2005 as we believed at that time that the legal provisions in ... Read More
Educational attainment gap – Role of the Third and Private Sectors
UNISON welcomes the committee’s inquiry into closing the attainment gap. There is widespread agreement that children from low income households do significantly worse at school than those from better-off households ... Read More
Educational attainment gap Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce
UNISON welcomes the committee’s inquiry into closing the attainment gap. There is widespread agreement that children from low income households do significantly worse at school than those from better of ... Read More
Statutory Duty of Candour for Health and Social Care Services
UNISON Scotland’s Submission to the Scottish Government on its Consultation on Proposals to Introduce a Statutory Duty of Candour for Health and Social Care Services. https://unison-scotland.org/wp-content/uploads/ScotGovtConsultation_StatutoryDutyofCandourinHealthSocialCare_UNISONScotlandresponse_Jan2015.pdf Responses and Submissions ... Read More
Housing: consultation on a new tenancy for the private rented sector
Private sector rent levels have been increasing at some of the highest rates in the UK and are now double the cost of social housing. This is particularly acute in ... Read More
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