Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodiversity Bill - Lived Experience Advisory Panel: recruitment information

What is the role of the panel?

Members of the lived experience panel will provide their views and information about their experiences to Scottish Government officials. Some key roles of people on the panel will be:

• To help us decide on the information we need to include in a consultation paper and the questions we need to ask – especially the impact on your life and the issues you want to see addressed by a Bill;
• To help us understand some of the advantages and disadvantages there might be around the potential establishment of a Commissioner so that we can include that in the consultation paper;
• To help us understand the best way to communicate with different groups of people of all ages and backgrounds who will be affected by the Bill;
• To help us reach the widest range of people of all ages and backgrounds who will be affected by the Bill;
• To assist us with commenting upon a research project on existing Commissions and Commissioners that the Scottish Government has commissioned; and
• After the public consultation, to provide your views on the key elements that need to be included in a Bill.

We would also look to continue the panel once the Bill goes into the Scottish Parliament for the "legislative stages" of the process. It is therefore our intention that you would get the opportunity to be involved in providing your views and information on your experiences during the whole process.

The panel will exist to complement the role that charities, Disabled People-led Organisations, and advocacy groups will continue to play in providing information and views to the Scottish Government Bill Team.