Foreword
The User and Carer Panel that was part of the 21st Century Social Work Review produced the report What is Citizen Leadership?
The User and Carer Forum produced The Principles and Standards of Citizen Leadership.
The Forum replaced the User and Carer Panel, although many of the original members remained. This document went out to consultation and the final version includes changes made as a result of comments received.
Both documents reflect the huge amount of time and energy that the User and Carer Panel and the User and Carer Forum have spent on this project.
The Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability shaped both of these documents. We have facilitated both the User and Carer Panel and the User and Carer Forum since 2004.
The illustrations used in The Principles and Standards of Citizen Leadership are by Clare Hayton. The illustrations used in What is Citizen Leadership? are by Graham Ogilvie.
This publication was funded by Changing Lives.