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Publication date:February 2011Joint response from Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland to the The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) consultation on the operation of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skill (BIS) Civil Sanctions Pilot.
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Publication date:February 2011Citizens Advice Scotland’s report Being Young Being Heard outlines the impact of the recession on young people in Scotland in their own words.
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Publication date:February 2011Citizens Advice Scotland is a member of SCoWR, the Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform. This is the SCoWR response to the Disabilty Living Allowance reform consultation.
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Publication date:February 2011Citizens Advice Scotland's response to the DWP consultation response on the reform of Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
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Publication date:February 2011The briefing which accompanies Citizens Advice Scotland’s report, Being Young Being Heard.
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Publication date:February 2011Citizens Advice Scotland’s briefing for the Westminster Hall debate taking place on Tuesday the 8th of February on the effects of housing benefit changes on Scotland.
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Publication date:January 2011This briefing was issued to Scottish MPs on the 18th of January 2011 to inform the debate in Westminster Hall on basic bank accounts in Scotland.
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Publication date:December 2010This report is a detailed look at the consumer issues that clients bring to the Scottish CAB Service.
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Publication date:December 2010CAS has responded to the Department of Business, Innovation and Skill's call for evidence on the consumer credit and personal insolvency review. The review looks at issues, practices and policies around store cards, credit cards, high cost credit products, debt remedies and credit related debt issues.
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Publication date:November 2010CAS’s briefing for Scottish Lords in relation to the Public Bodies Bill Stage 2 debate in the House of Lords.
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Publication date:November 2010Briefing sheet which accompanies the evidence report Banking on the Basics - an outline of issues experienced by people living in Scotland in accessing basic bank accounts.
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Publication date:November 2010Evidence report outlining issues experienced by people living in Scotland in accessing basic bank accounts.
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Publication date:November 2010CAS briefing on the impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review on the Department for Works and Pensions.
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Publication date:November 2010CAS briefing on the impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review on the Department for Works and Pensions.
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Publication date:November 2010Briefing on Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 debate.
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Publication date:October 2010Advice in Scotland 09/10 is the first in a series of reports that look in detail at the people who use the service and the problems that they experience in their lives. The reports will be of great interest to policy makers, advice givers, businesses, and anyone with an interest in the major issues that affect people across Scotland. This report looks at those who seek advice and the broad areas of problems that they bring.
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Publication date:October 2010CAS wants to make sure that the people that use their local CAB are happy with, and can trust the service they receive. One way that we do this is by making sure the service is up to scratch with regular membership scheme audits.
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Publication date:October 2010Scottish Affairs Committee: Enquiry into the Banking Sector. A memorandum from CAS.
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Publication date:October 2010A summary briefing and evidence based memorandum prepared for the debate on Banking in Scotland in Westminster Hall at the UK Parliament.
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Publication date:October 2010CAS submitted a briefing for the Work & Pensions Committee for their evidence session taking place the 20th October, on the changes to Housing Benefit announced in the June 2010 budget. The evidence based briefing presents the Scottish perspective on the proposed changes.
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Stressed About Debt? High costs of energy, food and fuel mean that many people are finding it impossible to keep up, worrying about debt or falling behind on bills. The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is here for you, with free, confidential and impartial advice in a variety of ways.