Carers manifesto

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The Carers' Manifesto was produced for the Scottish Parliament Election 2007.  It has been produced by the national carer organisations in Scotland - Carers Scotland, the Princess Royal Trust for Carers, Crossroads Caring Scotland, Shared Care Scotland, the Scottish Young Carers Alliance and the Coalition of Carers in Scotland. 

The manifesto makes a range of demands to improve carers lives including:

  • Every carer has the right to good health
  • Every carer must be able to access regular and appropriate breaks from caring
  • Every carer must have access to appropriate support
  • Every carer must have access to carer training to support them in their caring role
  • Every child and young person with caring responsibilities deserves the right to be a child first
  • Every carer must have the right to live free of poverty with opportunities to work and take part in lifelong learning and leisure.

Read a summary of the manifesto demands here.  Download the full manifesto by clicking the link at the bottom of the page or email Carers Scotland to request your printed copy. 

You could also visit our campaign website which gives up to date news on the campaign.


Carers' Manifesto

Download the Carers' Manifesto by clicking the link. This is an Adobe Acrobe PDF document.



Lobbying & Campaign Pack

Download your copy of our campaigning guide which includes information on the election, example letters and press releases and details of carers in each constituency.


Background to Manifesto

This document is a more detailed version of the manifesto including examples of good practice and carer case studies.




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