See Hear: A strategic framework for meeting the needs of people with a sensory impairment in Scotland

Handling your response

We need to know how you wish your response to be handled and, in particular, whether you are happy for your response to be made public.

Please ensure that you complete and return the Respondent Information Form as this will ensure that we treat your response appropriately.

If you ask for your response not to be published we will regard it as confidential and we will treat it accordingly.

All respondents should be aware that the Scottish Government is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and would therefore need to consider any requests made to it under the Act for information relating to this consultation exercise.

Next steps in the process

Where respondents have given permission for their response to be made public and after we have checked that they contain no politically defamatory material, responses will be made available to the public in the Scottish Government Library.

These will be made available to the public by 26 July 2013.

You can make arrangements to view responses by contacting the SG Library on 0131 244 4552. Responses can be copied and sent to you, but a charge may be made for this service.

What happens next?

Following the closing date, all responses will be analysed and considered along with any other available evidence to help us reach a decision.

Comments and complaints

If you have any comments about how this consultation exercise has been conducted then please send them to:

Peter Kelly
Adult Care and Support Division
Area 2ER
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG