Interim National Care Service Advisory Board: Advice to Scottish Ministers and Council Leaders - Rights to Breaks for Carers
The Interim National Care Service Advisory Board identified Rights to Breaks for Carers as a priority theme for their consideration. The advice and recommendations have been prepared for Scottish Ministers and Council Leaders to help drive improvement and ensure consistency across Scotland.
Rights to Breaks for Carers Priority Group
The Priority Group met 2 times to identify key issues and agree advice to share with the full interim NCS Advisory Board:
14 October 2025
12 December 2025
Group members:
Susan Douglas Scott: Chair, interim National Care Service Advisory Board
Sandra Auld: Member, interim National Care Service Advisory Board
Shubhanna Hussain: Partnership Development Officer, Coalition of Carers in Scotland
Kate Hogarth: Chief Executive, Shared Care Scotland [1]
Becky Duff: Director for Scotland, Carers Trust
Official support:
Juliet Cramb-Low: Scottish Government Rights to Breaks for Carers policy
Clare Mills: Scottish Government
Rachel Dowle: Scottish Government, Participation policy
Katie Beattie: Scottish Government, NCS Support team
Jamie Begbie: Scottish Government, NCS Support team
Janet Davis: Scottish Government NCS, Support team
Matt Crilly: COSLA, NCS Support team
Contact
Email: NCSAdvisoryBoard@gov.scot