Amanda Britain

Amanda’s professional background is in housing. She has been a Capability Scotland board member since 2022 - a role that she has valued and enjoyed.

Amanda is a past chair of the professional standards body in Scotland, the Chartered Institute of Housing.  Her focus has always been on the importance of people’s homes for their health and well-being.  For over a decade she led a national change programme, Place Home & Community, that designed services delivered in partnership between housing, health and social care and championed the housing sector's independent living.

Until recently, Amanda was the Scotland Member of the Communications Consumer Panel and she therefore brings a particular interest in the importance of communications for everyone.

Amanda has a strong research background. For 15 years, she was the Managing Director of a company she had built to become a highly respected provider of research and advice to public services across the UK.  She is an author, contributor and editor of numerous studies and reports about the care, housing and support needs of people with support needs.