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Publication - Consultation paper

Unpaid carers - right to breaks and timescales for support plans: consultation

Published
27 February 2026
From
Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development
Directorate
Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic
Health and social care
ISBN
9781806437849

The right to breaks provisions in the Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 will make changes to the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 to deliver a right to personalised short breaks support for carers who can’t currently access “sufficient breaks” from caring. We now seek views on options for implementation.

Open
2 days to respond
Respond online

Closes
22 May 2026

Supporting documents

The Right to Breaks and Timescales for Support Plans for Unpaid Carers
File type
14 page PDF
File size
452.1 kB
Right to Breaks and Timescales for Support Plans for Unpaid Carers - Consultation - Respondent Information Form
File type
Word document
File size
66.4 kB
Unpaid Carers - Right to Breaks and Timescales for Support Plans - Consultation - Accompanying Questionnaire
File type
Word document
File size
32.3 kB
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