{"id":713,"date":"2023-01-30T11:11:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T11:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/policy-and-research\/?page_id=713"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:45:46","slug":"policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/policy-and-research\/policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ALLIANCE&#8217;s Policy team supports our members&#8217; voices to influence a wide range of policy areas including social care and Self-directed Support, human rights, fair funding for the third sector and social security. We:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>organise lived experience engagement processes, including through surveys and events, to feed into public consultations from the Scottish Government and other relevant bodies,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>collaborate with other organisations on areas of shared interest, including supporting members&#8217; joint campaigns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>engage with Ministers and MSPs to make recommendations for change based on our members\u2019 priorities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find our more about our policy activity via the links within this section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The policy team includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Allan Faulds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lowri Butler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rob Gowans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to get in touch with us about our work, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:policy@alliance-scotland.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">policy@alliance-scotland.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>End of page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ALLIANCE&#8217;s Policy team supports our members&#8217; voices to influence a wide range of policy areas including social care and Self-directed Support, human rights, fair funding for the third sector and social security. 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