National carers strategy: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment

6. How have you consulted with relevant stakeholders, including involving children and young people in the development of the policy/measure?

Consultation, including online meetings and email exchanges, has taken place with the relevant national carer organisations, including Carers Trust Scotland, Young Scot and Family Fund, who work with young carers and were able to represent and feedback their experiences to inform the development of the Strategy.

At every major stage of the Strategy's development, a draft was shared with stakeholders, including the Young Carers Working Group and the Scottish Young Carers Services Alliance, who provided feedback which was taken into consideration and incorporated into the final version of the Strategy.

On behalf of children and young people, stakeholders were also given the opportunity to share young carers' lived experiences with current initiatives to inform improvement and offer suggestions for the development of new initiatives.