Melrose House
69a George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2JG

Tel: 0131 260 5380
Web: www.siaa.org.uk

The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance (SIAA) is devoted to the promotion, support and defence of independent advocacy in Scotland. It is a membership organisation that has the overall aim of ensuring that independent advocacy is available to any vulnerable person in Scotland.

Its functions include:

• Providing information and support to the membership, who are made up of local independent and non-independent advocacy organisations, voluntary sector organisations, statutory agencies and other interested parties.
• Working as a central agency to gather and distribute information.
• Representing advocacy organisations at various levels.
• Raising awareness and understanding of independent advocacy across Scotland.
• Ensuring that the independent advocacy movement's 'voice' is heard at a national level to influence current and future practice and policy.
• Providing training on independent advocacy and related issues.