A CAS consultation response.

Citizens Advice Scotland has responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development Bill.

Key points from the consultation are:

• The third sector plays a critical role in terms of supporting personal and collective wellbeing and this should be recognised in the forthcoming Bill.
• The wellbeing of people working in the sector is inextricably connected to wellbeing of the communities they support.
• Third sector organisations can play a unique role in design of systems and approaches that put wellbeing front and centre – because we understand the experiences of people who are at risk of or experiencing vulnerability and poverty.
• That same evidence base from the lived experience of those supported by the third sector will provide a different level of insight into wellbeing that cannot always be fully captured or understood via econometric measures alone.
• The forthcoming Bill cannot be viewed in isolation – at an early stage it is important to connect with related pieces of legislation such as the upcoming Community Wealth Building Bill.

You can read the response by downloading below: