Responses and submissions to consultations from the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Government and other bodies, by the UNISON Scotland Bargaining and Campaigns Team
Future of Foster Care Response
The Government is consulting on its plans for the Future of Foster Care. This is part of the implementation of The Promise, the report of the Independent Care Review for ... Read More
Response – Post-School Education and Skills Reform: Consultation on legislation
Scottish Government are consulting on proposals for changes to what public bodies do in the post-school system. This will have a bearing on a variety of UNISON members particularly those ... Read More
National Care Service Bill (Stage 2) Draft Amendments: Call for Views
On 24 June the Scottish Government belatedly published its draft amendments to the National Care Service (Scotland) bill. This is UNISON Scotland's response to the Call for Views issued by ... Read More
Housing (Scotland) Bill response
The Housing (Scotland) Bill was introduced to Parliament on 26 March 2024. The bill has six main parts which include rent controls, eviction procedures, tenants' rights and homelessness prevention. This ... Read More
Ending Conversion Practices Consultation UNISON Submission
This is our response to the Scottish Government's consultation on a proposed Bill outlawing conversion practices ( often called 'conversion therapy'). The proposal by Scottish Government will make it an ... Read More
Delivering net zero for Scotland’s buildings: Heat in Buildings Bill
This is UNISON Scotland's response to the Scottish Government consultation on its proposed Heat in Buildings Bill. We are members of the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition (SCCS) and support ... Read More
Democracy Matters: Local governance Phase 2 consultation
This is UNISON's response to the Scottish Government and COSLA ‘Democracy Matters: Local governance Phase 2 consultation’. The consultation is part of the paused local governance review, launched jointly by ... Read More
Proposed Ecocide (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill
This is UNISON's response to the consultation on Monica Lennon MSP’s Proposed Ecocide (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill. UNISON is a member of the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition, whose manifesto launched ... Read More
Additional Support for Learning (ASL)
This is our response to the Education, Children and Young People Committee’s call for views on Additional Support for Learning (ASL). Overall, our response is summed up by saying that ... Read More
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Scotland Bill
This is our response to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s call for views on Gillian Mackay MSP’s Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Scotland Bill. We welcome this Bill ... Read More
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