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If you are looking for help with Self-directed Support, or as a Personal Assistant Employer, you may wish to contact one of the local organisations listed below. These organisations are funded through Support in the Right Direction to help people understand and access SDS.

If you are a Personal Assistant looking for help you may wish to visit the Personal Assistant Network Scotland.

 

 

Aberdeen City Council
Advocacy Service Aberdeen
Cornerstone SDS

Aberdeenshire Council
Grampian Opportunities

Angus Council
SDS Dundee and Angus

Argyll and Bute Council
Carr Gomm Community Contacts

City of Edinburgh Council
Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living
Voice of Carers across Lothian (VOCAL)

Clackmannanshire Council
SDS Forth Valley

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Advocacy Western Isles

Dumfries and Galloway Council
Capability Scotland

Dundee City Council
SDS Dundee and Angus

East Ayrshire Council
Ayrshire Independent Living Network
Community Brokerage Network

East Dunbartonshire Council
Carers Link East Dunbartonshire
Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living

East Lothian Council
Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living

East Renfrewshire Council
East Renfrewshire Carers Centre
SDS Forum East Renfrewshire

Falkirk Council
SDS Forth Valley

Fife Council
SDS Options Fife

Glasgow City Council
Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living
The Advocacy Project

Highland Council/ NHS Highland
Carr Gomm Community Contacts

Inverclyde Council
Circles Network Advocacy

Midlothian Council
Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living
Voice of Carers across Lothian (VOCAL)

Moray Council
Circles Network Advocacy
Cornerstone SDS

North Ayrshire Council
Ayrshire Independent Living Network
Community Brokerage Network

North Lanarkshire Council
Equal Say
Equals Advocacy

Orkney Islands Council
Advocacy Orkney

Perth and Kinross Council
Support Choices
PKAVS
Centre for Inclusive Living Perth and Kinross

Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire Carers Centre

Scottish Borders Council
Encompass

Shetland Islands Council
Shetland Community Connections

South Ayrshire Council
Ayrshire Independent Living Network
Community Brokerage Network

South Lanarkshire Council
Equal Say
Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living

Stirling Council
SDS Forth Valley

West Dunbartonshire Council
Carers of West Dunbartonshire
Improving Lives

West Lothian Council
Carers of West Lothian
Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living

Disclaimer

Please note that the information contained in this Handbook is provided for guidance purposes only. Every reasonable effort is made to make the information accurate and up to date, but no responsibility for its accuracy and correctness, or for any consequences of relying on it, is assumed by Self Directed Support Scotland or any other contributing party.

The information does not, and is not intended to, amount to legal advice. You are strongly advised to obtain specific, personal and professional advice from a lawyer about employment law matters, or an accountant/ tax specialist about taxation matters, and from HMRC and your insurers. You should not rely solely on the information in this Handbook. Support organisations listed in this Handbook can help you find appropriate sources of advice.

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