Working with Children and Young People: Guidelines for Advocates (2016)
Read our latest guidance for advocates working with children and young people.
Publications
Companion Guidelines
Advocacy and Self-directed Support:Guidelines for Advocates
Families at Risk Guidance (2014)
Guidelines for Advocates working in Prisons (2014)
This companion guide to the Code of Practice provides guidance for advocates when supporting people held within Scottish Prisons.
Mental Health Tribunal Advocacy Guidelines (2012)
This companion guide to the Code of Practice provides guidance for advocates when supporting service users through a Mental Health Tribunal process.
Independent Advocacy: a Guide for Commissioners (2010)
This Guide reviews and updates the original guidance published in 2000 by the Scottish Executive. A further update to this guidance has been published by the Scottish Government in 2013.
Elder Abuse Advocacy Guidelines (2009)
A companion guide to the Code of Practice. It details issues that an independent advocate might encounter when working with an older person experiencing abuse.
Non-Instructed Advocacy Guidelines (2009)
This is a companion guide to the Code of Practice. It details why and how advocates and organisations can advocate for someone who lacks the capacity to instruct the advocate.