Written Submissions for PE1032  

4 September 2007 :   The Public Petitions Committee agreed to seek views on the petition from the Care Commission, Scottish Care at Home and COSLA. Link to Official Report 4 September 2007 

15 January 2008 :   The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government on what specific measures in terms of improving care standards for the housebound elderly are being developed that are relevant to the petition and what plans it has to improve dialogue and consultation with seniors fora. The Committee also agreed to write to COSLA. Link to Official Report 15 January 2008 

15 April 2008 :   The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government on what its timetable is to publish its response to the review of free personal care and what specific measures in terms of improving care standards for the housebound elderly it will develop. Link to Official Report 15 April 2008 

7 October 2008 :   The Committee agreed to close consideration of the petition on the grounds that the Scottish Government has accepted in full the recommendations of Lord Sutherland’s review of free personal and nursing care and that it is currently taking forward the delivery of the twelve point action plan set out in that report; that the Government is working jointly with COSLA to take forward, through a Free Personal Care Joint Development group, commitments made in response to the Lord Sutherland review. However, in closing the petition, the Committee considered it is important that the petitioner, and other seniors fora, are proactively engaged by the Scottish Government in further consideration of policy in this area, including development of further campaigns of care standards and provision, and that it should put in place the necessary mechanism to provide an open route of communication to achieve this. Link to Official Report 7 October 2008