Being Human: Mainstreaming a human rights culture in the public sector

Join the conversation on human rights and the future of Scotland’s public services, at this event from the Academy and HRCS.

Human rights are a framework for creating public services which are inclusive, equitable and accountable.

At our last Being Human event in May 2026, we explored the attitudes, values and behaviours that inform and influence decision making and that are central to the development of a positive human rights culture. Participants identified the human rights priorities they would like to see progressed by the Scottish Parliament in the next five years.

Join the Health and Social Care Alliance (the ALLIANCE) and the Human Rights Consortium Scotland at our follow-up event on 28 October as we look to build on these previous discussions and consider how we mainstream human rights within public services. Scotland’s Public Services Reform agenda offers opportunities to strengthen human rights protections.

As Scotland enters the new parliamentary session, this event will provide a space for participants to explore where the opportunities lie and discuss the actions required with colleagues representing public services. 

The event will take place online on Wednesday 28 October from 10.00am to 12.00pm.

This engaging session will involve speakers sharing their insights from lived experience, policy, and practice. There will be opportunities to share what you think needs to be in place to reset the relationship with public services to take a human rights-based approach. It will also provide the space to network and make new connections. The session will be chaired by Charlie McMillan, Chair of Human Rights Consortium Scotland, and we will be joined by a range of speakers with lived experience and expertise in public service reform and human rights who will introduce each conversation.

This event is part of the Being Human series which explores the importance of embedding human rights into health and social care policy and practice. The series highlights stigma, discrimination and inequality faced by disabled people, people living with long term conditions and unpaid carers in Scotland.

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