Adult Support and Protection National Strategic Forum

Overview

The Adult Support and Protection (ASP) National Strategic Forum provides a strategic and cross-sectoral view of what is needed to improve the delivery of adult support and protection across Scotland.

It assists the Scottish Government and delivery partners in identifying work required to improve the assurance and operation of adult support and protection and its interface with existing and developing legislative and policy areas.

The Forum also provides oversight of and advice on the improvement plan, which is in development.

Formed in November 2018, the Forum is chaired by the Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care.

Members

• Ms Maree Todd (chair), Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
• Iain MacAllister, Scottish Government
• Vikki Milne, Scottish Government
• Jamie Aarons, Scottish Government
• Kristy Adams, Scottish Government
• Gemma Graham, Scottish Government 
• Elaine Torrance, SASPICA National Convenors Group
• Julie Paterson, Mental Welfare Commission
• Fiona Brown, Office of the Public Guardian
• Gillian Faulds, Police Scotland
• Kirsteen Maclennan, Care Inspectorate
• Mike Harkin, Care Inspectorate 
• Brenda Walker, National Adult Support and Protection Co-ordinator (NASPC)
• Ruth Gottardi, Health and Social Care Scotland 
• Claire Wilson, Chief Officer Group Aberdeen City HSCP
• Sylvia Chatfield, Chief Social Work Officers Group and West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership
• Gemma Ritchie, Social Work Scotland ASP Leads Network
• Suzanne Swinton, Chief Executive Officer, SIAA
• Karen Hedge, Scottish Care
• Jane Byrne, Health Improvement Scotland
• Maureen Scott, Health Improvement Scotland
• Cathie Cowan, NHS Chief Executives
• Jeff Ace, NHS Chief Executives
• Austen Smyth, Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland
• John Urquhart, COSLA
• Grace Gilling, NHS ASP Network Group
• Stuart Muirhead, Iriss
• Laura Kerr, Social Work Scotland 

Documents

• Adult Support and Protection National Strategic Forum minutes: March 2023
• Adult Support and Protection National Strategic Forum minutes: September 2022
• Adult Support and Protection National Strategic Forum minutes: September 2021
• Adult Support and Protection National Strategic Forum minutes: March 2021
• Adult Support and Protection National Strategic Forum minutes: September 2020
• Adult Support and Protection National Strategic Forum minutes: March 2020
• Adult Support and Protection National Strategic Forum minutes: September 2019
• Adult Support and Protection National Strategic Forum minutes: June 2019
• Adult Support and Protection National Strategic Forum minutes: March 2019
• Adult Support and Protection National Strategic Forum: terms of reference