Action point | Who needs to do it | How might it be done | What is already being done |
Review or contribute to the Scottish Executive's 'good practice guidance on consultation' | All bodies and individuals who respond to publications | As a consultation - or a 'working' conference or seminar | Discussions underway re transfer of responsibility for the GPG to the newly formed civic participation branch. Open to the Group to forward revisions/contributions once new arrangements in place. |
Promote SAIF standards | SAIF, Update | Needs to be considered as part of an accreditation process, which is widely used and recognised in terms of disability | SAIF promoting where they can with limited success. |
Develop solutions for communication with deaf people by following up the NHS Greater Glasgow pilot project | Scottish Exec/ NHS nationally with deaf organisations and disability organisations | Via Fair for All. | Role for Fair for All? May need a more specialised approach? |
Use sign language interpreters in key broadcasts and news bulletins | Broadcasters | Changes to reserved legislation/advice on best practice | New legislation by UK Parliament. Broadcasters increasingly aware of accessibility issues. |
Service settings should create a climate where seeking views and encouraging participation in decision-making are part of every day activities. | HMIE Care Commission Commissioners build into their specifications and expectation to seek and take account of views. All services - but this is huge! | Inspections of services in education and by Care Commission pick up if consultation with children, young people and adults is effective. New disability equality duty. | Listening to Children 2004, although devised in context of children, also applies to other age groups. Response to Claire Keggie [ FE Complex Needs] by CALL Centre |
Service developments should consider how their findings and methods will integrate with other services. | Scottish Exec, desk research, Office of the Children's Commissioner | | |
SE should set up and maintain a website of good practice on involvement, participation and consulting for involving children, young people and adults with communication support needs | Scottish Exec, desk research, Office of the Children's Commissioner | | Civic Participation Policy Branch aim to create a bespoke CP website. Investigations underway. All relevant material can be channelled through this website. |
Services should ensure a context in which they expect people to be consulted | New disability equality duty is going along this line. Requires cultural shift. | DRC, public authorities | Disability equality duty. |
Map current provision of disability equality training | New disability equality duty is going along this line. Requires cultural shift | | No specific action planned by SE on this. |
Assess current and future need for disability equality training | | | No specific action planned by SE on this. |
Research different approaches to disability equality training and their impact | For Scottish Exec (could contract out). What lies behind this - is there huge variation in training provision. | | No specific action planned by SE on this. |
Develop standards and/or accreditation for disability equality training | For Scottish Exec, academic or training bodies? | | No specific action planned by SE on this. |
Investigate how disability currently features in citizenship teaching | For Scottish Exec Education Dept. | Audit process?? | Hate Crime Working Group report recommended that "the Scottish Executive should consider introducing a citizenship programme for schools which can incorporate work on combating prejudice at an early age". SE response expected soon. New duty requires the promotion of positive attitudes towards disabled people and the promotion of participation by disabled people in public life. |
Suggest what needs to be done to help public authorities to meet the new duty to promote disability equality - particularly the duty to promote positive attitudes towards disabled people. | Work with DRC and disability organisations | DRC are tendering for someone to work with selected local authorities to do this.(?) | Disability Working Group satellite group 2 is considering the duty. |