National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
The Bill establishes the National Care Service.
The Bill allows Scottish Ministers to transfer social care responsibility from local authorities to a new, national service. This could include adult and children’s services, as well as areas such as justice social work. Scottish Ministers will also be able to transfer healthcare functions from the NHS to the National Care Service.
The Bill was introduced into the Scottish Parliament on 20 June 2022.
- View the Bill on the Scottish Parliament website
- In September 2022, we submitted written evidence to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
- We issued a briefing ahead of the Stage 1 debate scheduled for 29 February 2024.
- In September 2024, we submitted written evidence to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee