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Guidance

29 June 2021

Special Rules for Terminal Illness

Chief Medical Officer's guidance for clinicians completing a BASRiS form

This guidance is for clinicians who have a patient with a terminal illness and need to complete a Benefits Assessment for Special Rules in Scotland (BASRiS) form on their behalf.

Guidance

7 July 2021

Child Disability Payment

Child Disability Payment supporting information: GP and registered medical practitioner fee claim form

A guide to supporting information for GPs and registered medical practitioners filling out the Child Disability Payment fee claim form.

Guidance

21 June 2021

Child Disability Payment

Child Disability Payment: GP and registered medical practitioner guidance for supporting information requests

A guide to completing supporting information requests for Child Disability Payment for GPs and Registered Medical Practitioners

Guidance

21 June 2021

Child Disability Payment

Child Disability Payment: Health Boards guidance for supporting information requests

A guide to Child Disability Payment supporting information requests for Health Boards.

Guidance

21 June 2021

Child Disability Payment

Child Disability Payment: Local Authorities guidance for supporting information requests

A guide to completing supporting information requests for Local Authorities and Health Boards.

Guidance

21 June 2021

Child Disability Payment

Child Disability Payment: Questions guidance for GP and registered medical practitioner supporting information

A guide to understanding the questions asked on the Child Disability Payment supporting information request for GPs and Registered Medical Practitioners.

Guidance

21 June 2021

Child Disability Payment

Child Disability Payment: Questions guidance for Health Boards supporting information

A guide to answering the questions on the supporting information requests form for Health Boards.

Guidance

21 June 2021

Child Disability Payment

Child Disability Payment: Questions guidance for Local Authorities supporting information

A guide to answering the questions on supporting information requests for Local Authorities.

Guidance

15 February 2021

Scottish Child Payment

Child responsibility status for Scottish Child Payment

Guidance

7 February 2022

Client relations

Client Representative guidelines

The guidelines have been prepared by the Scottish Government for Social Security Scotland staff. They describe the main actors within the social security system that provide support to clients of Social Security Scotland as well as the processes that need to be followed to enable them to deal with Social Security Scotland and how Social Security Scotland should respond where clients appear to be at risk.

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