We’re at the forefront of policy development and regularly respond to Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament consultations on issues such as transport, accessibility, education and healthcare.
By working with blind and partially sighted people, we put forward their views to inform new policies and legislation.
Consultation Responses
Sight Scotland Financial Transparency and Profit Limitation in Children's Residential Care: Consultation Response
Sight Scotland Financial Transparency and Profit Limitation in Children's Residential Care: Consultation Response
Sight Scotland Food Standards Scotland Strategy 2026-31 Consultation Response Sight Scotland
Sight Scotland Food Standards Scotland Strategy 2026-31 Consultation Response Sight Scotland
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans response to consultation on Long Term Conditions Strategy, July 2025
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans response to consultation on Long Term Conditions Strategy
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans response to consultation on Teachers of children and young people who are blind or partially sighted, deaf, or deafblind: guidance July 2025
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans response to consultation on Teachers of children and young people who are blind or partially sighted, deaf, or deafblind.
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans response to consultation on The Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill May 2024
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans response to consultation on The Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill.
Sight Scotland's response to the Consultation on the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill April 2024
Sight Scotland's response to the Consultation on the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill.
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans consultation response: inclusive design for town centres and busy streets March 2024
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans response to consultation on guidance on inclusive design for town centres and busy streets.
Sight Scotland Consultation Response Transitions Oct 2022
Sight Scotland response to the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill.
Sight Scotland Consultation Response Disability Employment Gap Feb 2023
Disability Employment Gap February 2023
Sight Scotland Consultation Response Pavement Parking 2023
Scotland’s Pavement Parking Prohibitions: Consultation on Enforcement Regulations for Local Authorities. A public consultation has been published on the proposed content of the Enforcement Regulations for the new parking prohibitions
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans Consultation Response Commissioner for Older People Oct 2023
Consultation on the proposal for a Commissioner for Older People October 2023
Reports
Enhancing Accessibility Venues and Visual Impairment (Word)
This report has been co-produced and highlights best practices and makes recommendations to make events spaces more accessible to best meet the needs of blind and partially sighted people (Word document version).
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on blind and partially sighted people
Report on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on blind and partially sighted people
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on blind and partially sighted people, Accessible Word document
Report on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on blind and partially sighted people.
Consultation Documents
Response to Social Security - Draft Mainstreaming Equality Outcomes
31 January 2020 - As part of the development of the first Equality Strategy, Social Security Scotland asked for views on its draft mainstreaming equality outcomes.
Response to proposed Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions) (Scotland) Bill
23 January 2020 - Sight Scotland welcomes the proposal for a Transitions Bill. Managing transitions is consistently one of the biggest challenges for the children and young people we work with.
Response to Transport Strategy Consultation
23 October 2019 - The Scottish Government launched a consultation on its vision for the future of transport for the next 20 years. We took the opportunity to highlight a number of issues of concern for people with visual impairment.
What should primary care look like for the next generation?
28 August 2019 - The Health & Sport Committee sought views on its inquiry into primary care.
Disclosure (Scotland) Bill
20 August 2019 - Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans welcome the opportunity to respond to the call for evidence from the Education & Skills Committee to inform Stage 1 consideration of the Disclosure (Scotland) Bill.
Incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
12 August 2019 - Incorporation offers an opportunity to place children's rights on the strongest possible footing.
Falls and Fracture Prevention Strategy for Scotland, 2019-2024
12 August 2019 - We welcome the Scottish Government's Falls and Fracture Prevention Strategy and the comprehensive twelve outcomes. The strategy’s focus on rehabilitation is encouraging but it is crucial this is backed with investment.
Public Health Scotland - new national body
8 July 2019 - Royal Blind and Scottish War Blinded welcome the proposal to establish Public Health Scotland.
Consultation on Disability Assistance
27 May 2019 - Royal Blind is broadly supportive of the proposed approach to the delivery of disability assistance.
Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Scotland) Bill
25 January 2019 - Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans responded to the consultation by the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee on the Bill.