Author: Fiona.Eeles@rehis.com

Hoarding Taskforce Manifesto comms / press release- 12 May 2026

The Scottish Hoarding Taskforce Manifesto launches today during #HoardingAwarenessWeek2026 with the call for a more connected, person-centred and trauma-informed approach to supporting people in Scotland with hoarding behaviours. Studies suggest an overall prevalence of Hoarding Disorder (HD) among adults of around 2.5 – 5%  or 63,000-125,000 people in Scotland. That’s the same population as in Inverness or Dundee.

Hoarding Disorder is a clinically recognised mental health condition, and no single service or agency can provide all the support a person needs. Currently, the way resources are channeled means services are limited in what they individually or collectively can do, and interventions usually kick in only at crisis point.  Crisis interventions like enforced clearouts don’t work, do more harm than good, and are costly in financial and human terms.  The real need for long term specialist support is not being addressed.

You can read the full Manifesto here

https://rehis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/htf-hoarding-manifesto-12_May-2026.pdf

The Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”) require the Scottish Government and some airport operators to meet a number of statutory requirements to bring about measures which are intended to avoid, prevent, or reduce, on a prioritised area basis, the harmful effects, including annoyance, due to the exposure to environmental noise. This public consultation applies to Scotland only and seeks the views of those interested in environmental noise pollution.

This consultation seeks views on amending the 2006 Regulations to change the timing cycles from five years to ten years for all mapping and action plan requirements.

Views are also sought on the following further changes:

• to remove the requirement to review, and if necessary revise, strategic maps whenever a major development occurs affecting the existing noise situation; and
• to reflect the EU Environmental Noise Directive amendments extending the time between publication of the noise maps and action plans from one to two years.

Scottish Government consultations are published on this website: Proposed amendment to the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006 – Scottish Government consultations – Citizen Space

The consultation period ends on the 11^th Feb.