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 has information about where organisatoins and groups can provide a service and to which groups, as well as their contact information. Please be aware some organisations will have a waiting list and may have to prioritise statutory work. To find out more about who can access independent advocacy please visit our FAQs.
SIAA do not directly deliver independent advocacy. SIAA works towards widening access to independent advocacy in Scotland and provides support to our member organisations. For more on SIAA’s work please visit Our work.
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Independent advocacy organisations
Edinburgh Carers Council
Edinburgh Carers Council provides independent advocacy to unpaid carers. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
Equal Say Advocacy
Equal Say Advocacy provide independent advocacy for adults, aged 18 to 64, in North Lanarkshire, in specific groups. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
Equal Voice in Central Fife
Equal Voice provide citizen advocacy for people living in Fife, who are aged 16-65 in specific groups. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
Equals Advocacy Ltd
Equals Advocacy provides independent advocacy (one-to-one, collective and non-instructed) for older people (age 65 +) in North Lanarkshire. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
Fife Forum
We provide advocacy support for those that are 65 years and older, living in Fife, who either live in care homes or find themselves in community hospitals.
Forth Valley Advocacy
Forth Valley Advocacy provide independent advocacy to adults (aged 16+) in specific groups. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
Include Me
Include Me provides independent advocacy to people living in North-East Fife, aged 16-65, in specific groups. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
Independent Advocacy Perth & Kinross
Independent Advocacy Perth & Kinross (IAPK) provide independent advocacy for adults in specific groups. 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…
Lomond & Argyll Advocacy Service
Lomond and Argyll Advocacy Service provide independent advocacy to people over the age of 65 in specific groups. Click ‘view details’ for more information.
