The New Scots Core Group Advisers play a vital role in supporting the delivery of the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy, which is led in partnership by the Scottish Government, COSLA, and Scottish Refugee Council. The strategy brings together partners from across sectors to promote and strengthen refugee integration across Scotland.
At the heart of this partnership are the New Scots Core Group Advisers – a diverse group of individuals with lived experience of seeking protection and rebuilding their lives in Scotland through various resettlement routes. They represent the voices of refugee and asylum-seeking communities from across the country, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Drawing on their personal experiences, community involvement, and skills in advocacy and monitoring, the Advisers help ensure that New Scots communities are meaningfully represented in the development and delivery of policy. Their insights bring more inclusive, informed, and community-centred perspectives to the strategy’s work.
The group is chaired by Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow.
