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VISUAL SUPPORT CARDS
Representing clients with communication support needs in custody – A resource to accompany the SOLD Practice Guide for Defence Solicitors in Scotland “I didn’t understand you could say ‘no comment’ when they asked you stuff. I thought you had to answer all their questions straight away. They had read me my rights, it’s just I […]
SOLD Custody Toolkit
SOLD Custody Toolkit – SOLD Custody Toolkit round table event pdf This report details an event SOLD held with the support of the Law Society’s Access to Justice Committee and executive team. In 2020 we worked with Law Society members to produce a guide for defence solicitors https://soldnetwork.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Practice-Guide-Defence-Solicitors-SOLD.pdf The purpose of the guide is to […]
SOLD CONFERENCE APRIL 2022; I WISH I COULD BE BACK IN PRISON! COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT FOR OFFENDERS WITH COMMUNICATION SUPPORT NEEDS
This conference highlighted the challenges faced by people with Communication Support Needs (CSN) after release from prison or a non-custodial alternative. We explored what best practice in community support looks like and how policy and practice might be developed to improve services and reduce offending. The report from the conference describes how, without support, people with […]
I WISH I COULD BE BACK IN PRISON! COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT FOR OFFENDERS WITH COMMUNICATION SUPPORT NEEDS
This conference highlighted the challenges faced by people with CSN after release from prison or a non-custodial alternative. We explored what best practice in community support looks like and how policy and practice might be developed to improve services and reduce offending. The conference was chaired by Sheriff James Mackie and Allan Speirs, chair of […]
Needs must! Supporting healthy relationships and preventing harmful sexual behaviour
This event was a half-day workshop for support workers working with adults with communication support needs in Forth Valley. It was a collaborative effort between Forth Valley Community Sexual Health, the Scottish Transitions Forum, the Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice, People First, and the SOLD Network. The aim of the event was to increase […]
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SOLD User Group Event
The most recent SOLD event was organised by our User group. The title was: Rights and Support in the Justice System It was held on: Wednesday 21st November From 10.30am – 3.00pm At Norton Park Conference Centre in Edinburgh (next to Easter Road stadium) This event was for people with learning disabilities, autism […]
