In Control Scotland

26/05/2026

There is still time to apply for our fabulous 'Partners in Policymaking' programme, which is open to parents of disabled children (up to the age of 18) and disabled adults (18 and over). The closing date for applications is 26th June 2026. If you or someone you know may be interested in applying, contact us at [email protected] for more information or an application pack. In the meantime, check out our wee video below to hear what some of our previous Partners graduates had to say about attending the programme. 😀

Partners in Policymaking programme - what's it all about?

20/05/2026

Do you work for a Social Care Provider?

We have just published our Option 2 For Providers in Bitesize Chunks available from our website. (link below).

It is designed to be accessible and easy to use, so Providers can access the info they need quickly and effectively.

We are holding an online session from 2pm to 4pm on Wednesday the 27th of May to look at the sections and explore key areas. Please contact [email protected] to book a place. There is no cost to take part.

https://www.in-controlscotland.org/_files/ugd/fd9368_e9edc9bce0e44e6ea056d9be7222725f.pdf

19/05/2026

As you may have already heard, our fantastic 'Partners in Policymaking' programme is BACK and the application process is now OPEN. The programme will run over 8 residential sessions from September 2026 - March 2027 at Stirling Court Hotel in Stirling and is open to any parents of disabled children (up to the age of 18) and any disabled adults (18 and over). Contact us at: [email protected] for an application pack. In the meantime, click on the link to watch our short video about Partners in Policymaking:

What Partners in Policymaking is all about

15/05/2026

Peter Scott CEO of ILF Scotland talking us through general info about ILF and it's development, and focusing on the newly created Coming Home ILF funding. Th...

13/05/2026

New Routes Home Main Group Meeting Thursday 14th May 3pm - 4.30pm

Guest speaker Peter Scott, CEO of ILF ScotlandScotland will discuss the new Coming Home funding being delivered through ILF Scotland. He’s keen to hear from members about how this can best support people to move out of institutional settings and live in their own communities.

Email [email protected] if you need the Teams link.







In Control Scotland

12/05/2026

Thanks to all the professionals who took part in our 1st Toolkit online session, there was some really good discussion.

Tomorrow is our second session, looking at areas for improvement and quick wins. If you missed the last one, you can still get involved, email [email protected] for the link.

30/04/2026

EXCITING NEWS........ As you may have already heard, we have received funding to bring back the fantastic 'Partners in Policymaking' programme. We will be running the programme over 8 residential sessions from September 2026 - March 2027 at Stirling Court Hotel in Stirling. Please share the information with any parents of disabled children (up to the age of 18) and any disabled adults (18 and over) you may know and think would be interested in applying for a place on the programme.😀

30/04/2026

We are running another session of our 'Getting to Grips with Self-Directed Support' on-line training on Wednesday, 10th June 2026. This training is all about the basics of self-directed support covering the values, principles and processes. If you would be interested in signing up to attend this training, contact us at: [email protected]

30/04/2026

We will be running another 3 sessions of our 'Flexible Budgets for Unpaid Carers' action learning sets between June and August 2026. At these sessions we will be building on our learning from our previous action learning sets as well as testing out the toolkit we have created from the information and contributions we received from unpaid carers and professionals who attended the previous sessions. If you would be interested in signing up to attend, contact us at: [email protected]

30/04/2026

Following on from our research around Pooled Budgets and the publication of our tool kits on this topic, we will be holding three action learning sets from June until late August 2026. If you would be interested in attending these sessions, get in touch at: [email protected]