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Scottish Parliament Written Question
S6W-29823
Wednesday 25th September 2024

Asked by: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Scottish Labour - Glasgow)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to make funding available to deliver the National Transitions to Adulthood Strategy.

Answered by None

The Scottish Government faces a very challenging situation as we continue to manage our finances through the current financial year and look to set the Scottish Budget for 2025-26.

Notwithstanding the very difficult financial situation, we are delivering a range of actions which contribute to improving transitions for disabled young people. This includes:

  • Providing almost £400k in grant funding between 2023-25 to ARC Scotland to continue the work of the Scottish Transitions Forum and to support the wider implementation of Principles into Practice and Compass.
  • Investing nearly £19m since opening at the end of 2017 in the Independent Living Fund Scotland’s Transition Fund to support young disabled people to make a smoother transition from childhood into adulthood.
  • Providing £361k in 2024-25 for Enable Scotland (Leading the Way)’s ‘Stepping Up’ transitions programme, which connects disabled young people to fair work, education and productive activities designed to support a successful transition into adult life and work.

We are currently undertaking analysis of our recent engagement with over 500 people to identify what currently works well and what could be even better, in order to consider possible actions for the strategy. The costs of the final strategy will be determined by the actions which are ultimately included in it.

Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Department for Education

Sep. 24 2024

Source Page: Skills England report: driving growth and widening opportunities
Document: (PDF)

Found: systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain. 5)

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Sep. 24 2024

Source Page: Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse calls for urgent action on countering gendered disinformation
Document: National Democratic Institute on possible responses (PDF, 2.1 MB) (PDF)

Found: Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse calls for urgent action on

Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Population Health Directorate

Sep. 24 2024

Source Page: Economic inactivity in Scotland: supporting those with longer-term health conditions and disabilities to remain economically active
Document: Economic inactivity in Scotland: supporting those with longer-term health conditions and disabilities to remain economically active (webpage)

Found: Economic inactivity’ is a complex category, made up of individuals who have retired, who are in full-time education

Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Population Health Directorate

Sep. 24 2024

Source Page: Economic inactivity in Scotland: supporting those with longer-term health conditions and disabilities to remain economically active
Document: Economic inactivity in Scotland: supporting those with longer-term health conditions and disabilities to remain economically active (PDF)

Found: CIPD recommendations for ensuring a financial safety net for workers during illness 29 education

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Local Government and Housing Directorate

Sep. 24 2024

Source Page: Review of funding to Coalfields Regeneration Trust: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400424487 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: young people.

Scottish Government Publication (Strategy/plan)
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Social Care and National Care Service Development

Sep. 24 2024

Source Page: Health and Social Care Winter Preparedness Plan 2024/25
Document: Health and Social Care Winter Preparedness Plan 2024/25 (PDF)

Found: Integration Joint Boards and the third and independent sector are all facing extremely challenging financial

Scottish Government Publication (Minutes)

Sep. 24 2024

Source Page: UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: January 2022
Document: UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board minutes: January 2022 (webpage)

Found: People team have been working closely to ensure children and young people, and the adults in the space

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
UK Budget (Scotland’s Priorities) - Tue 24 Sep 2024

Mentions:
1: Cole-Hamilton, Alex (LD - Edinburgh Western) By helping people to stay healthy for longer, we can bring down waiting lists, get people back to work - Speech Link
2: Grahame, Christine (SNP - Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) It is no wonder that people do not fill in the form. It is set up for people to fail to claim. - Speech Link
3: Cole-Hamilton, Alex (LD - Edinburgh Western) decisions on big banks, hammer the social media giants—which cause so much harm to the mental health of our young - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity - Tue 24 Sep 2024

Mentions:
1: Whitfield, Martin (Lab - South Scotland) That is self-evidently a challenge for children and young people and for their families, but it is also - Speech Link
2: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) For our young people, we should all focus on doing it. - Speech Link
3: Todd, Maree (SNP - Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) , young people and their families.Our communities mental health and wellbeing fund for adults supports - Speech Link