Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodiversity Bill - Lived Experience Advisory Panel: recruitment information

What is the time commitment?

We anticipate that the advisory panel will be in place for over 1 year.

The time commitment will vary depending on the stage in the Bill process. During preparation and finalisation of the public consultation on the Bill, and during the public consultation period, we anticipate that the panel will meet at least once a month but we may need one or two additional meetings.

Scottish Government guidance estimates that it takes at least 2 months to prepare a public consultation, and that consultations themselves take at least 3 months to run. We would therefore seek to hold at least 5 sessions with the panel during this initial phase.

During analysis of the consultation responses, which can take up to 16 weeks depending on the volume of responses to the consultation, we expect that the panel would meet less often – perhaps twice over that period.

We would then look to revert back to a regular schedule of monthly meetings during the development of final policy options for the Bill, in order to help us understand how to make sure those options meet the needs of people with lived experience.

All of this will be discussed with the members of the panel and agreed as part of the first meeting. We will also co-create mechanisms for resolving disagreements between panel members during this meeting.