Citizens Advice Scotland
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), formally the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (SACAB), is a
CAS provides central support to local bureaux with management, research, fundraising, IT support, training and campaigning.
CAS launched a national helpline in 2005, called Citizens Advice Direct, staff were based in Glasgow city centre.[1]
In 2012 a study showed that most of CAS's activity was the provision of advice across five areas: benefits, debt, employment, housing and relationship.[2] In 2012, there were concerns that five of the bureaux in Glasgow might close, however they remained open after accepting a new funding offer.[3]
CAS has been registered as a charity since 3 August 1984, currently registered as a charitable company with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), Scottish charity number SC 016637.[4]
References
- ^ "Call centre answers CAB worries". BBC News. 16 June 2005.
- ^ The financial benefits of advice provision – the example of the Citizens Advice Service in Scotland (PDF) (Report). University of Strathclyde. November 2012.
- ^ Ainsworth, David (19 March 2012). "Reprieve for five Glasgow citizen advice bureaux". Third Force News. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Search OSCR: Charity Details: Citizens Advice Scotland, SC016637". Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.