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Chapter 2 - PROFILE OF RESPONDENTS

Introduction

In this Chapter, there is discussion of the number of responses received and their characteristics. Distribution statistics are also provided, as well as comment on the responses.

Respondents by sector and interest group

The Scottish Executive received responses from 226 organisations or individuals in total to its consultation on the draft Children's Services (Scotland) Bill. A list of the respondents is given below and this indicates responses from 89 individuals and 137 organisations. A break-down by sector of the 5300 consultees to whom the consultation document was sent is also provided.

In addition, the consultation document and response form were available online. No information is available on the number of people who viewed the document online. Approximately 56 responses (just under 25% of the total) were received via the online response form, mostly from individual respondents rather than organisations.

Note that, because of the variety of organisations and individuals consulted, some were difficult to classify. In addition, lack of specific information made some of the categorisation doubtful - for example, a number of those consulted claimed to be responding as 'individuals' but also added comments based on the 'organisation' for which they worked or volunteered.

Four organisations asked for their response to be treated in confidence. This means, while we have printed their names below, we have not used their response text in any quotes in this consultation analysis report. Their responses are included in any statistics quoted.

Four individuals asked for their response to be treated in total confidence. This means we have not used their name, address or response text in any quotes in this consultation analysis report. Their responses are included in any statistics quoted.

In most cases the comments clearly or apparently formed the official response of the organisation. In other cases an official or professional within an organisation replied, using the organisation's letterhead, and stated that they were giving a personal response.

Not all respondents answered all the questions provided in the response form. Some respondents did not use the response form at all, preferring to provide their responses in the form of a narrative on the draft Bill. Some respondents answered the questions in the response form but also provided additional evidence in the form of a narrative or supporting papers and research.

Age and professional interest of respondents

Questions were also asked of individual respondents on their age and their professional interest or background. Not all respondents answered these questions. The breakdown is as follows:

Age

Individual respondents were asked to indicate their age. 95 out of 226 respondents provided a response to this question. Some of the respondents who answered this question classified their response as from an organisation rather than individual. The assumption has been made that the age indicated is that of the individual responding on behalf of the organisation.

There are obviously a number of significant gaps in the consultation analysis based on these figures. A critical gap to address in any future work will be meaningfully obtaining the views of children and young people under 18 years of age, services for whom the draft Bill was intended to cover.

Professional background

Individual respondents were asked to indicate their professional background. 100 out of 226 respondents provided a response to this question. Some of the respondents who answered this question classified their response as from an organisation rather than individual. The assumption has been made that the professional background indicated is that of the individual responding on behalf of the organisation. A number of the Children's Panel Members who responded are recorded under voluntary sector or other.

It should be noted that:

3 respondents indicated a professional background in education and the voluntary sector (marked as education above)

1 respondent indicated a professional background in health, education and the voluntary sector (marked as health above)

1 respondent indicated a professional background in education and social work (marked as education above)

1 respondent indicated a professional background in health and the voluntary sector (marked as health above)

Respondents by sector and interest group

Please note that the total number of respondents listed here adds up to 229, rather than 226, as a small number of respondents are counted in both the individual and organisational responses.

Health bodies & health led multi-agency responses (18)
Aberdeen City CHP, NHS Grampian
Child & Adolescent, Royal College of Psychiatry
Child Health Commissioners
East Renfrewshire Community Care & Health Partnership
Forth Valley NHS Board
General Medical Council
Lothian NHS Board
NHS Dumfries & Galloway
NHS Education Scotland
NHS Fife
NHS Orkney
NHS Tayside, Dundee Community Nursing & Young People's Services
North Ayrshire NHS staff views
Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health (Scotland)
Royal College of Nursing
Scottish Association of Community Child Health
Tayside NHS Board
West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership

Local authorities and local authority led multi-agency responses (32)
Aberdeen Children and Young People's Strategic Planning Group
Aberdeenshire
Angus Council
Children and Families Service, Moray Council
City of Edinburgh Council
Clackmannanshire Council
Dundee City Council
East Ayrshire Council
East Dunbartonshire Council
East Lothian Council
East Renfrewshire Council
East Renfrewshire Council Education Authority
Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders Child Protection Office ( ELBCPO)
Education & Children's Services, Perth & Kinross Council
Falkirk Children's Commission
Fife Council (Social Work Service)
Glasgow City Council
Highland Joint Committee on Children and Young People
Inverclyde Education and Social Care
Inverclyde Social Work
Midlothian Council
North Ayrshire Council Integrated Children's Services Planning
North Lanarkshire Council
Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire Integrated Children's Services Partnership
Scottish Borders Children and Young People's Planning Partnership
Shetland Children and Young People's Planning Group
South Lanarkshire Council
Stirling Council and Partner Agencies
Stirling Council, in association with Stirling Young Carers, Women's Aid and young people who attend the student forum
West Dunbartonshire Council (for and on behalf of the Joint Strategy Group for Children's Services)
West Lothian Council

Courts and legal bodies (4)
Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland
Law Society of Scotland
Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals
Sheriffs' Association

Children's Panels and associated bodies (21)
Aberdeen Children's Panel Advisory Committee
Aberdeenshire Children's Panel
Angus Children's Panel
Children's Panel Chairman's Group
City of Edinburgh Children's Panel
Clackmannanshire Children's Panel
Dundee Children's Panel
Falkirk Children's Panel (response from George Anderson)
North Ayrshire Children's Panel
North Ayrshire CPAC (response from Ron Lavalette, Chair)
North Lanarkshire Children's Panel
North Lanarkshire Children's Panel Advisory Committee
Orkney CPAC
Renfrewshire Children's Panel
Scottish Association of Children's Panels
Scottish Borders Children's Panel
Scottish Borders CPAC
Scottish Safeguarders Association
Stirling and Clacks Panels
West Lothian Children's Panel Advisory Committee
Western Isles Children's Panel

Other public bodies (7)
Careers Scotland
Information Commissioner's Office
Scottish Commissioner for Children and Young People
Scottish Youth Parliament
Scottish Children's Reporters Administration
Social Work Inspection Agency ( SWIA)
Strathclyde Police

Voluntary organisations (45)
Autism Rights
Aberlour Child Care Trust
Afasic Scotland
Barnardo's
British Association for Adoption and Fostering ( BAAF) Scotland
British Youth Council
Capability Scotland
Care Co-ordination Network ( CCNUK)
Childline Scotland
Children 1st
Children in Scotland
Contact a Family
Down's Syndrome Scotland
Edinburgh, Leith & District Boy's Brigade
Edinburgh Association of University Women
Education Otherwise
ENABLE Scotland
Fairbridge in Scotland
Families Outside
Family Fund
Foster Care Associates Scotland
Highland Children's Forum
I CAN
INCLUDEM
National Autistic Society
NCH Scotland
PAMIS
Prince's Trust Scotland
Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Quarriers
SACRO
Save the Children
Scottish Attachment in Action
Scottish Child Law Centre
Scottish Marriage Care
Scottish Out of School Care Network ( SOSCN)
Scottish Pre-School Play Association
Scottish Refugee Council
Scottish Women's Aid
Sense Scotland
Shelter Scotland
Victim Support Scotland
West Dunbartonshire CVS & Volunteer Centre
Who Cares? Scotland
Youthlink Scotland

Academic/research/training (1)
Children's Hearings Training Units

Representative/professional bodies (6)
Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland ( ACPOS)
Association of Directors of Education in Scotland ( ADES)
Association of Directors of Social Work ( ADSW)
British Psychological Society
Community Care Providers Scotland
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities ( COSLA)

Trades unions (4)
Amicus
Educational Institute of Scotland
UNISON Scotland
Unison Scotland Education Forum

Consultation events supported by Scottish Executive (2)
Scottish Child Law Centre, Edinburgh and Glasgow consultation events
Children in Scotland, Inverness consultation event

Individuals (89)
Graham Abrines
P. R. W. Adams
Clare Arron
Bob Bertram MBE
David Bilsland
Christopher Blaydon
Daniel Bradley
Iain Cameron
Archie Cumming
Heather Davis
Brian Deighton
J. M. Devlin
A. R. Docherty
Patrick Dolan
David Douglas
Michelle Douglas
Isabel H. Farquhar
Mary Fawcett
Charles Fraser
Ian Fulton
Jackie Gilchrist
Marian Hanley
Liz Houghton
Philip Hutchison
Bernard Johannesen
Kim (young person living at a women's refuge)
Margaret H. Laird
Andy Leiper
Alan Mackie
Susan McCourt
Angela McGroarty
Colin Mackenzie
Neil MacLeod
Roderick A. MacLeod
Roderick MacLeod
Susan McMenemy
A. J. McPherson
Derek Manson-Smith
Margaret Martin
Alan D. Miller
James Milne
Graeme Nimmo
Alexander Paterson
Frank Plowright
Sheena Richardson
Kay Roberts
Cliff Russell
Bruce Sandilands
Schwarz
John McG A. Scott
Dr Graham R. Sharp
Aileen Sharples
Geraldine Simpson
Agnes C. Smith
Hugh Smith
Alison Stewart
Eleanor M. Terrace
Bill Vallely
Jacqueline Westby
Duncan White
Brian Whitters
Jim Whitehead

23 individual respondents requested that their name and address be withheld, but not the text of their response. Further, four individuals requested total confidentiality for their response.

Distribution of draft Bill

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