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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

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