National Care Service: Human Rights and the Charter
This is a supporting document for the National Care Service Charter of Rights. It describes some of the human rights that are engaged by social care, social work and community health and explains how these rights are reflected in the Charter.
10. References
1. Equality and Human Rights Commission; Article 2: Right to life; 2021
2. Equality and Human Rights Commission; Human Rights: Human Lives – A guide to the Human Rights Act for Public Authorities; 2006
3. Scottish Human Rights Commission; Care about Rights?
4. Equality and Human Rights Commission; Equality and human rights in social care; 2023
5. Equality and Human Rights Commission: Article 3: Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment; 2021
6. Equality and Human Rights Commission; Close to Home: An inquiry into older people and human rights in home care; 2011
7. Scottish Human Rights Commission; Care about Rights?
8. Equality and Human Rights Commission; Article 5 – Right to liberty and security; 2021
9. Scottish Human Rights Commission; Care about Rights?
10. Equality and Human Rights Commission; Article 8: Respect for your private and family life; 2021;
11. Scottish Human Rights Commission; Care about Rights?
12. Equality and Human Rights Commission; Article 14: Protection from discrimination
13. Scottish Human Rights Commission; Care about Rights?; Article 14 – Right to not be discriminated against
14. United Nations; Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; General Comment 14; 2000
15. United Nations; OHCHR and the right the health; The right to health: key aspects and common misconceptions
16. Scottish Human Rights Commission; Care about Rights? Right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
17. United Nations; Human Rights Instruments; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
18. United Nations; Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; General Comment 4: The right to adequate housing (1991)
19. Equality and Human Rights Commission; The right to an adequate standard of living: for ombudsman schemes; 2019
20. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Plain English version of General Comment No. 5; 2017 (please note this source is endorsed by the UN but is not a United Nations official document)
21. Scottish Human Rights Commission; “Tick Tock…” A human rights assessment of progress from institutionalisation to independent living in Scotland; 2025
22. United Nations; Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities General Comment No. 1; 2014
23. Scottish Human Rights Commission; Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment
24. Scottish Human Rights Commission; Care about Rights?
Contact
Email: nationalcareservice@gov.scot