About Us

The People's Advocacy Service

Downloads for your information:

Adult Survivor's Leaflet (pub)
ANNUAL REVIEW (pub)
Domestic Abuse Leaflet (pdf)

The People's Advocacy Service


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Welcome to our Website!

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Workshops And Training Options Are:

Independent Advocacy for groups, professionals and organisations : Available and adaptable to meet your needs, costs negotiable.

Independent Advocacy and The Mental Health (Care & Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003. For all groups, professionals and organisations. Free to users of services, costs negotiable for organisations.

Person Centred Planning / Non-Instructed Advocacy: Tailored to suit your needs. Costs Negotiable.

To order free copies of our leaflets, Annual Reports or DVD's please email us at info@pasd.org.uk . Thank you.


The People's Advocacy Service have a three year contract with NHS Dumfries & Galloway NHS Board and Council to provide two core independent advocacy service from April 2007 - March 2010.

These services are:

  •    Generic Adult Advocacy Services - to promote empowerment of adult residents of Dumfries and Galloway who require help, in whatever context, to understand the options open to them and/or to make their own views known.
  •          Mental Health Advocacy - To provide Advocacy to those affected              by Mental Disorder as defined in the Mental Health (Care and             Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.

We are an Independent Service-
  • This means that we are not managed by Local Authority nor the NHS. 
  • We are a Charitable Company Limited by Guaruntee and are governed by a Board of Directors. 
  • We are independent of all other organisations.