Do you or someone you know need an independent advocate?
There are independent advocacy organisations across Scotland helping people to have their voices heard in decisions which affect their lives. Independent advocates work in a variety of settings including the community, education, care homes, prisons and hospital settings.
To find your nearest independent advocacy organisation please select your local council area or search by topic. Find an Advocate will provide you with information about which local council area’s each organisation can provide a service within and which groups of people they provide services to, as well as their contact information. To find out more about who can access independent advocacy please visit our FAQs.
Please be aware some organisations will have a waiting list and may have to prioritise statutory work. Other independent advocacy organisations will be able to provide in-person or telephone support sooner.
SIAA do not directly deliver independent advocacy services, we are the intermediary for independent advocacy organisations across Scotland. This means we work towards widening access to independent advocacy in Scotland and provide support to our member organisations. For more on SIAA’s work please visit Our work.
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Independent advocacy organisations
AdvoCard
Advocard provides independent advocacy (one-to-one and collective) to people in Edinburgh. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
CAPS Independent Advocacy
CAPS Independent Advocacy provides independent advocacy in East Lothian and Midlothian for specific groups. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
Edinburgh Carers Council
Edinburgh Carers Council provides independent advocacy to carers. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
Kindred
Kindred Advocacy support the parents of children with complex health needs. Kindred provides independent and individual advocacy support for statutory meetings with health – including Child and Adolescent Mental Health…
Partners in Advocacy (Edinburgh)
Partners in Advocacy (PiA) provide independent advocacy in Edinburgh to adults, aged 16+, in specific groups. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
People First (Scotland)
People First Scotland is a Disabled Persons User Led Organisation (DPULO) led by citizens with a learning disability and use collective advocacy to effect real change. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
Royal Edinburgh Hospital Patients’ Council
Royal Edinburgh Hospital Patient’s Council offer independent collective (group) advocacy within the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for all in-patients and former patients. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
Salvesen Mindroom Centre
Salvesen Mindroom Centre provides issue-based advocacy to neurodivergent children and young people aged up to 25, living in Scotland. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
Who Cares? Scotland
Who Cares? Scotland provide independent advocacy for Care Experienced children and young people and care leavers up to the age of 26 in most local authority areas in Scotland. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
