Listed below are links to a summary of all the written and oral evidence presented to the Independent Review Group along with links to the evidence from organisations and individuals who responded to Lord Sutherland's request for further evidence.
1. Summary of Written & Oral Evidence
2. Three local government professional associations set up a working group to provide a detailed joint response [ written evidence & oral evidence / Appendix for oral evidence]. The professional bodies were the:
- Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (SOLACE, Scotland)
- Association of Directors of Social Work (ADSW)
- Charted Institute of Public Finance and Accountability (CIPFA)
3. The Scottish Public Service Ombudsman (SPSO): Overview of Free Personal Care from an Ombudsman Perspective [ written evidence & oral evidence].
4. Chief Social Work Inspector (SWIA): Overview of Free Personal Care from SWIA Perspective [ oral evidence].
5. Audit Scotland: Free Personal Care from Audit Scotland's Perspective [ 1st session of oral evidence & 2nd session of oral evidence]. Report: A Review of Free Personal and Nursing Care (2008).
6. The 21 of the 32 Individual Local Authorities that offered written evidence were.
7. The 14 other groups and individuals that provided written evidence were.
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