Recommendation 42

The Committee heard that access to support can vary widely across Scotland. As noted in the section of this report on post-diagnostic support, sometimes support is non-existent. To ensure consistency, the Committee recommends the Scottish Government and the next administration consider establishing national minimum standards for support and improving how data is used to identify inequality, and introduce national oversight. The Committee asks the Scottish Government and the next administration to consider whether such standards should be set out on a statutory footing.