Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01596 · Session 4

In Care Survivors Service Scotland

Closed Submitted 22 Dec 2015 People & Communities
Signatures
0
185 online signatures with a country
Comments
19
Considered
11 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to retain our essential, dedicated In Care Survivor Service Scotland in its current form.

What the petitioner did first

Chris Daly had meetings with senior civil servants after the proposed change to the ICSSS to raise concerns.
The petitioners have sought and received support from a number of organisations regarding the continued funding for the ICSSS. The petitioners have received letters of support from several local authorities, Police Scotland, the Scottish Human Rights Commissioner, Celcis and others. These letters have been passed on to the Scottish Government.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 26 Jan 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 8 Mar 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 27 Oct 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 19 Jan 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  5. 26 Oct 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  6. 15 Mar 2018
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  7. 24 May 2018
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  8. 27 Jun 2019
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  9. 5 Sep 2019
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    2 mentions
  10. 19 Dec 2019
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  11. 26 Aug 2020
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

185 online signatures
  1. Scotland158 85.4%
  2. United Kingdom18 9.7%
  3. England4 2.2%
  4. United States3 1.6%
  5. Germany1 0.5%
  6. Spain1 0.5%

Comments

19 comments, oldest first
  1. Brian Daly 23 Dec 2015
    Survivors have been given very little by Government. Now they want to take away our lifeline the Service . The NHS model hasn't worked in the past why use this model again......
  2. Janine Rennie 23 Dec 2015
    The ICSSS service has saved lives and is a model that puts survivors of abuse at the centre. It would be a travesty of justice for it to go
  3. Jillian Gray 23 Dec 2015
    The survivors do need this service for Incare and without it will be a huge loss. This service is important for people who have suffered or suffering sexual abuse in care.
  4. Peter Kelbie 24 Dec 2015
    This service is more important now than ever before the government had a duty of care and protection in the past and they failed in all areas to protect millions of victims who were in care. The government is still failing so many today. But I have seen that this is indeed an highly important service and in 2016 to 2019 this service will become even more important for ex care clients of Scotland.
  5. Linda Brodie 1 Jan 2016
    This charity provides real support for survivors. some of whom are the most vulnerable of society.
  6. Karl Brodie 1 Jan 2016
    This is something I feel passionate about and do not want to see it taken away.
  7. Heather Ford 4 Jan 2016
    This service is vital not only to survivors but also to families. Families are left to carry as much of a burden caused by the past abuse.
  8. Elspeth White 6 Jan 2016
    I know first hand how important this service is. I was asked by a survivor about to start getting support if he would be abandoned if the service disappeared. He has nowhere else to turn and needs this vital support.
  9. Cath Taylor 6 Jan 2016
    I am currently supporting many survivors within ICSSS who feel that they would struggle to cope if the service was changed. They have stated that they would feel abandoned again.
  10. Aisha Scott Hamilton 7 Jan 2016
    This dedicated service has been built and developed over several years and encompasses not only direct service users but multi strand affected parties thereby maximising the outreach potential. The complication of access to or cessation of this vital dedicated service would, I strongly believe be an extremely myopic decision. The fallout for survivors regarding years of trust building, a safe place, and continuing support, plus future potential users, would be catastrophic. Please think this through in the long term.
  11. Caren Christie 7 Jan 2016
    ICSSS is valuable and a much needed support network for survivors to access and talk about their individual experiences which is vital. Replacing this with a signposting service will inhibit this process and leave many vulnerable people with nowhere to go for support.
  12. james mcdermott 8 Jan 2016
    I have the right to receive this service.Removing it is a failure by Govt Duty Of Care and Breach of my Human Rights as a Vulnerable Adult.
  13. yvonne forsyth 8 Jan 2016
    Without in care survivors . Survivors would b lost in a world of their own . In care survivors give the survivors what they need. Understanding . Hope n counciling for as long as u may need it. N most of all reassurance . In care survivors must carry on for the next generation who will need their help.
  14. Joseph Graham 8 Jan 2016
    The ICSSS is a lifeline for survivors it is essential to survivors wellbeing it should be funded and maintained it is an essential part of helping survivors to cope and survive their trauma having used this service I cannot praise them enough for their past help and continuing help they have never abandoned me.
  15. Gordon Wilson 9 Jan 2016
    I need this,who where can help me!!!
  16. claudia Betancur 9 Jan 2016
    It must be kept, load of people are and would be still benefited by it !! Life is hard enough for those affected and they must have this support for as long as they need it !!
  17. Sylvia Young 10 Jan 2016
    The trust and confidence survivors have built in the service over the past years speaks for itself and is underlined by their deep concern that this service would not be available for other survivors in the future.
  18. Ashleigh Ronald 12 Jan 2016
    The service has and is benefitting alot of individuals. To change the service would be detrimental to these individuals and could trigger similar feelings of not being heard whilst in care.
  19. Gordon Johnstone 12 Jan 2016
    The staus quo must be kept for the benefit of present day people who are using the service where trust has been built up by repretation and can be passed on