We’re very sorry to announce that on Tuesday 26th August 2025 the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) voted to let contracts for four of our projects end on 30th November 2025. These contracts pay for: Arts as Advocacy work which includes the Out of Sight Out of Mind exhibition; Collective Advocacy for people who identify as LGBTQIA+; Collective Advocacy for people from Minority Ethnic backgrounds and the work with peer workers known as the Peer Forum.
The EIJB voted on savings proposals recommended by Health and Social Care Partnership officials. Collective Advocacy participant, Lauren Stonebanks, and CAPS’ CEO, Jane Crawford, attended in person and made a deputation. There was a counter proposal which had the backing of two councillors and was asking for our projects to be considered as part of a recommissioning exercise rather than coming to an end on 30th November. Unfortunately the EIJB voted for the original proposal to let their funding for these projects end.
CAPS Management Committee will consider the situation and more information about the work of these projects will be communicated when it is available.
A group of Collective Advocacy participants, called the Response Group, worked incredibly hard to challenge the Health and Social Care Partnership’s cuts and CAPS would like to thank them and all group members, and organisations, who have written testimonials in support of these projects and contacted councillors and MSPs asking for their support. We also thank the councillors on the EIJB who voted in our favour for their support.