Publications
Evidence
Evidence to the Commission on Rural Education
12 January 2012
Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the Commission on Rural Education. One of our predecessor organisations, the Scottish Consumer Council (SCC), had a long history of working on education issues. Consumers of education include those who have to make decisions about their children’s or their own education, in effect parents, children [...]
Evidence to the Health and Sport Committee on the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill
15 December 2011
Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the opportunity to submit written evidence to the Health and Sport committee on the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill. We have a particular interest in the likely impact of the Bill proposals on consumers in Scotland. The main focus of this evidence relates to the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a [...]
CFS evidence to the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee in relation to the availability and roll-out of broadband in Scotland
18 November 2011
Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee’s call for evidence in relation to its work on the availability and roll out of broadband in Scotland. Our response is largely based on our recently published report ‘Scotland’s Digital Needs’, which provides a comprehensive overivew of Scotland’s digital [...]
CFS evidence to Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee on the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2012/13 & Spending Review 2011
21 October 2011
Consumer Focus Scotland (CFS) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s scrutiny of the draft 2012-13 Budget and Spending Review. Our submission concentrates on the questions most relevant to consumers concerned about rising energy costs. A brief summary of our position and responses to specific questions are below.
CFS evidence to the Justice Committee on the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2012/13 & Spending Review 2011
21 October 2011
Consumer Focus Scotland, and its predecessor organisation, the Scottish Consumer Council (SCC), have campaigned for many years for improvements to be made to the civil justice system to ensure it better meets the needs of its users. We therefore welcome the opportunity to submit evidence to the Justice Committee’s call for written evidence on the [...]
Consumer Focus Scotland’s written evidence to the Health and Sport Committee on the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2012-13 and Spending Review 2011
18 October 2011
Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the Health and Sport Committee on the Draft Budget 2012-13 and Spending Review 2011. We note the Committee’s focus on preventative spending ‘on both ends of the age spectrum’. Given our recent work looking into aspects of care and support services for older people, our [...]
Evidence to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee on its inquiry into the implications of the final report of the Independent Commission on Banking
22 September 2011
Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee in relation to the final report of the Independent Commission on Banking. Consumer Focus Scotland is the independent consumer champion for Scotland. We work on issues that affect consumers in Scotland, while at the same time feeding into [...]
Evidence to the Scotland Bill committee on the Scotland Bill
12 September 2011
Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence to the Scotland Bill committee. Consumers in Scotland are in the main very similar to consumers in the rest of the UK. But on occasion, Scotland’s different geography and demography needs to be taken into account if fairness is to be achieved. Much of Scotland [...]
Written evidence to the Finance Committee on the Draft Budget 2012-13: preventative spending
2 September 2011
Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the Finance Committee on the Draft Budget 2012-13: preventative spending. Consumer Focus Scotland recognises the challenge facing the Scottish Government and other public sector bodies in dealing with the anticipated reduction in the budget, and is supportive of a move towards more resources being dedicated [...]
Response to the Health and Sport Committee’s inquiry into regulation of care for older people
26 August 2011
Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the Health and Sport Committee inquiry into the regulation of care for older people. Our evidence is focused on the key question for the inquiry: ‘Does the regulatory system ensure care services for older people are providing good quality and appropriate care?’ and one of [...]