There are 12 current petitions for consideration today. The first is PE1179, from Helen Moran, on behalf of the Brain Injury Awareness Campaign, on acquired brain injury services. Members have the note by the clerk—paper 5—and the submissions. I invite contributions on the petition.
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Current Petitions
Acquired Brain Injury Services (PE1179)
Speakers
Choose an MSP to read only their contributions- David Stewart Lab 3
- Mark McDonald SNP 2
- Nanette Milne Con 1
- Sandra White SNP 1
- John Wilson SNP 1
The record
8 contributionsThis is an important petition, and I do not want us to close it at the moment. We have still not heard from the Association of Directors of Social Work. We should perhaps get in touch with the ADSW again and ask it to comment. We could also get an update from the Government on whether any progress is being made on creating a care network.
Being a new member, I was not here when the petition was first considered. How many times has the ADSW been asked to provide evidence? Is it more than once?
I think that it is twice.
I wonder whether we should tell the ADSW that, if we do not get a response, we might call it in for an oral evidence session. Ignoring our request for evidence once may be down to timescale, but doing it twice is pushing it. If it does it a third time, we should bring it in and ask it questions directly.
I agree that we need a reply from the ADSW, and I agree with Mark McDonald and Nanette Milne that we should continue the petition.
I agree, too, although the petitioner has made a number of interesting points in response to the issues raised. I suggest that we forward the petitioner’s letter to the Scottish Government and ask it whether it has any comments on the issues raised by the petitioner. There is genuine concern that, although it is fine for the Government to say that social work departments and health boards should have all those services in place, the reality, and the petitioner’s experience, is that the support is not there.
Are members content to continue the petition and to write to the Scottish Government and the ADSW?Members indicated agreement.
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