The Scottish Consumer Council - Scotland's consumer champion

Current News

SCC Press release -Scots “Switched On” to Switching - but not all can!
SCC calls on banks, energy and telecoms suppliers, and their regulators, to up their game in Scotland

Full report is available here pdf file993KB

Research findings are available here pdf file513KB

 

Response to the Scottish Court Service consultation paper on review of fees charged by the court of session sheriff courts office of the public guardian accountant of courts
April 2008

Choosing the right ingredients - the future for food in Scotland
April 2008

Written Evidence to the Scottish Broadcasting Commission
16 April 2008

Response to interest (Scotland) bill: consultation and draft bill
April 2008

SCC Response to the consultation on a local healthcare bill
3 April 2008

patient and public engagement at national level in the NHS - a proposal for development
3 April 2008

View our workplan for April - September 2008
3 April 2008

From 1 December 2008, there will be a major change to the way houses are bought and sold in Scotland. From that date, the seller of a home will have a duty to provide a home report- which will contain a single survey report, an energy report and a property questionnaire - to potential buyers. For further information about these forthcoming changes, see the home report website at www.homereportscotland.gov.uk
27 March 2008

Response to Scottish Civil Courts Review: a Consultation Paper
March 2008

Scottish Consumer Council response to the OFT Annual Plan 2008/09 Consultation
February 2008
The Scottish Consumer Council welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Office of Fair Trading's Annual Plan 2008/09 consultation. We congratulate the OFT on this well-structured plan and particularly welcome the focus on improving outcomes for consumers and on evaluating the OFT's impact on markets.  
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Our purpose is to make all consumers matter. We are an independent policy organisation with a solid foundation in consumer research. We have a special focus on the needs of disadvantaged consumers. Over the years, we have been able to bring about real benefits for consumers across the broad range of issues which affect people’s lives.

We work to represent consumer interests to policy-makers, regulators, service providers and suppliers.  We research the experiences of consumers and identify how the provision of goods and services can be improved for everyone.
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The SCC is affiliated to the National Consumer Council (NCC) and the Welsh Consumer Council (WCC).

National Consumer Council (NCC)

Welsh Consumer Council (WCC)

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Community Food and Heath (Scotland)

 

Health Rights Information Scotland

 

healthyliving award scheme

 

Scottish Accessible Information Forum