Scottish Parliament Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013: Phase 1
Legislation that introduced the concept of self-directed support came into force a
decade ago. Over the last ten years, many stakeholders have reported issues with
its implementation and argued that, as a result, the intent of the legislation has not
been fully realised.
During that time there have been policy developments in the
area of social care in Scotland, including the Scottish Government’s programme of
adult social care reform and the introduction of the National Care Service (Scotland)
Bill.
The Committee has therefore decided to review how self-directed support
(SDS), as the delivery mechanism for all social care in Scotland, is working.
This report covers phase 1 of the Committee’s inquiry where the Committee
gathered information from the public, professionals and the Scottish Government
about how SDS is currently working in Scotland.