For documents published by the SIAA please visit our Publications page or find out more about Research, Strategy and Guidance relating to advocacy.

National Care Standards: Standard 19
You have access to other agencies and services, such as advocacy, that can support you in making your needs and preferences known. They can, with your permission, represent you and give your views. Information on these services is provided in a way you can understand. Read more.

The Same as You? Review of services for people with learning disabilities (2000)
We need to build towards a position where everyone who has needs over and above their learning disability, for example, extra physical or mental health problems, or challenging behaviour, and everyone who is particularly vulnerable has ready access to an advocate. Read the review.

Road to Recovery.  The Scottish Government Drug Strategy (2008)
The Government will set in train a number of actions to achieve a shared understanding of how to promote and support recovery, including the following: build the capacity of advocacy services, to help service users choose the treatment that is right for them. Read the strategy.

Caring Together: The Carers’ Strategy for Scotland (2010-2015)
Confirms the importance and value of advocacy for carers in their own right and to encourages support for the development of carer advocacy. Read the strategy.

Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland (2011)
Promotes the importance of access to independent advocacy. Read the standards of care.