Consultation survey on Anne’s Law (The Care Home Services (Visits to and by Residents) (Scotland) Regulations 2026)
Background
Following the experiences of care home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, Scottish Ministers committed to making a law to ensure that people living in adult care homes can stay connected with their loved ones. That law is known as Anne’s Law, in memory of Anne Duke, and was enacted in July 2025 as part of the Care Reform (Scotland) Act. This law requires regulations and a code of practice to guide how it will work in practice. The regulations will tell care home providers what their new duties and responsibilities are.
The survey
The Scottish Government would like your feedback on the draft regulations to make sure these are clear and practical. The survey is open to everyone. It will be particularly relevant for care home providers, staff, care home residents and their family and friends, and professionals working in the social care sector. The survey presents the draft regulations and asks you questions about them. Some of the wording of the regulations is based on the Care Reform (Scotland) Act and cannot be changed but where things are unclear further explanations and examples can be included in the code of practice.
Here is the link: Anne’s Law Regulations Survey
On average, the survey will take around 20 minutes to complete and will close on Friday 17 October.
If you have any questions relating to the survey please get in touch via the following e-mail address: [email protected].
Easy Read
An Easy Read explanation document has been produced to accompany the survey. This is to support people who have a learning disability or other condition affecting how they process information, or just need a bit of extra support to access the survey. It can be used by carers or family and friends to help individuals to share their views. Please contact the email above if you would like a copy of the Easy Read explanation document or if you require any additional support in completing the survey.
Last Updated on 10th October 2025 by Shanice
