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Scottish Young Carers Festival 2024

  • Submitted by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 August 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-14027

That the Parliament acknowledges the 17th Scottish Young Carers Festival from 7 to 9 August 2024; welcomes the three-day residential event, funded by the Scottish Government and hosted by Carers Trust Scotland, which will bring together over 500 young carers from all across Scotland; recognises that the Scottish Young Carers Festival offers a fun short break experience for young carers so that they can try out exciting activities that are different from those normally available in their day-to-day lives, and that, importantly, it allows them time away from their caring responsibilities to have fun and be children and young people first and foremost; appreciates that the Scottish Young Carers Festival provides a place for young people to meet others with a shared experience, allowing them to make friends in the knowledge that all participants have an understanding of how an unpaid caring role can impact the life of a young person; understands that the Scottish Young Carers Festival also offers designated spaces for consultation with young carers, giving them an opportunity to share their lived experiences in a way that is comfortable and appropriate for them, which contributes to an understanding of the young carer landscape at a national level; further understands that the Scottish Young Carers Festival also offers valuable networking opportunities for youth professionals working directly with young carers, as well as organisations working with young people at a national level to gain insight and connections that are useful in delivering comprehensive services to young carers; values what it sees as the immense contribution that young carers make to society; appreciates the vital support that local carer organisations provide for young carers and unpaid carers across Scotland; recognises what it sees as the importance of the Scottish Young Carers Festival; believes that appropriate services and support should be available to all young carers across Scotland to ensure that their rights are upheld, and that they have a fair chance to follow their aspirations, achieve their full potential and live fulfilled lives, and wishes all young carers taking part a very enjoyable Scottish Young Carers Festival.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Ariane Burgess, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Foysol Choudhury, Jackie Dunbar, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Pam Gosal, Mark Griffin, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Mackay, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Paul O'Kane, Ash Regan, Emma Roddick, Alex Rowley, Mark Ruskell, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle