Responses and Submissions

UNISON Scotland responded to the consultation on "Redesigning the Community Justice System" in April 2013 in which we supported Option B to put the statutory responsibility for the strategic planning, ... Read More

The call for evidence has two parts: ‘Increase exports’ – focusing on the ‘increase exports’ national indicator2 in the National Performance Framework; and ‘Follow-up issues’ – seeking updates on the ... Read More

This paper on health inequalities in Scotland was developed as our submission to the Health Inequalities Review commissioned by Neil Findlay MSP. The review starts from the premise that Scotland’s ... Read More

There appears to be total disregard for the Staff Governance Standard within the document and there was an expectation that the Regulations would state the Boards should be made up ... Read More

As far as we can see there is nothing in these regulations that refer to the Chief Officer of the Integration Joint Boards and we believe this must be addressed ... Read More

UNISON is Scotland’s largest trade union representing a range of workers delivering services across Scotland. UNISON members deliver a wide range of services in the public, community and private sector ... Read More

UNISON Scotland broadly welcomes the main provision of the Bill to establish Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and amend the law in relation to food. In this response we will set ... Read More

UNISON is Scotland’s largest public sector trade union representing over 155,000 people delivering services across Scotland. UNISON members deliver a wide range of service protecting the public: SEPA, environmental health, ... Read More

UNISON believes that the public sector provides a means to both deliver services cost effectively and to allow citizens to participate in decision making and to engage with each other ... Read More

This response is by UNISON Scotland, the largest public sector trade union in Scotland with 160,000 members. UNISON members work in the health service, local government, police and fire services, ... Read More