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Paul Traynor

Head of External Affairs (Scotland), Carers Trust Scotland

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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 27 Nov 2025

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OfficeCarers Trust Scotland, Glasgow, G1 1TFCarers Trust Scotland is based in Glasgow East: the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

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Paul Traynor: key facts

Kind of voice
Sector leader
Role
Head of External Affairs (Scotland)
Organisation
Carers Trust Scotland
Organisation based in
Glasgow East
Quoted on
Unpaid carers, Adult social care & reform
Press coverage
Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
1 Dec 2025
First quoted
27 Nov 2025

03  Profile

Who Paul Traynor is

Paul Traynor is Head of External Affairs (Scotland) at Carers Trust Scotland. He is the named contact for media enquiries in Scotland.

Carers Trust Scotland works to transform the lives of unpaid carers. It partners with a network of local carer organisations to provide funding and support, run programmes, raise awareness and influence policy. It is also one of Scotland's seven National Carer Organisations.

Traynor has been quoted welcoming the national roll-out of Carer Support Payment, and has written on Young Carers Action Day calling for young carers to have a right to regular breaks. He has also spoken about support for young carers and student carers in Scotland. Sources found do not give details of his earlier career or qualifications.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Authored a 2022 Young Carers Action Day comment piece calling for young carers to have a 'right to a break' Source ↗

  2. 02

    Quoted by the Scottish Government and STV welcoming the Scotland-wide roll-out of Carer Support Payment (4 November 2024) Source ↗

  3. 03

    Named as Carers Trust Scotland's spokesperson in a 2024 Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) membership spotlight, and as a signatory on a joint letter to a Scottish minister Source ↗

04  The signal · where Paul Traynor sits on unpaid carers

Quoted

Quoted in the press on unpaid carers.

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  1. Helen Walker portraitHelen WalkerSector leaderChief Executive, Carers UKLeading
  2. Emily Holzhausen portraitEmily HolzhausenSector leaderDirector of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UKLeading
  3. Kirsty McHugh portraitKirsty McHughSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Carers TrustLeading
  4. Sharon FoleySector leaderCEO of Family Carers Ireland
  5. Dr Siobhan O'DwyerAcademicAssociate Professor of Social Care at the University of Birmingham
  6. Paul TraynorSector leaderHead of External Affairs (Scotland), Carers Trust Scotland
  7. Mark InglisSector leaderDirector of Health and Social Care, South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership
  8. Ayasha WoodRegulatorAdult Social Care Project Officer for Unpaid Carers at NHS Highland

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05  On the record · press

What Paul Traynor has said

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  • glasgowtimes.co.uk
  • healthandcare.scot
  • nen.press

Where Paul Traynor has been quoted

  1. Festive Cheer: December payment for thousands of Scots carers – The NENnen.press · 1 Dec 2025
  2. Hundreds of Glasgow carers to get festive financial boost next monthglasgowtimes.co.uk · 27 Nov 2025
  3. Sceptical response to government’s care proposalshealthandcare.scot
How we found the articles that name Paul Traynor: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics

Unpaid carers

  • unpaid carers
  • carer's allowance
  • carers allowance
  • carer's leave
  • carer's credit
  • Carers UK
  • Carers Trust
  • young carers

Also searched with “unpaid carers” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Unpaid carers

Adult social care & reform

  • adult social care
  • social care reform
  • social care funding
  • Casey Commission
  • care cap
  • Dilnot
  • charging reform
  • Care Act

Also searched with “adult social care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Adult social care & reform

Verbatim

“Since its introduction, Carer's Allowance Supplement has provided vital additional support to unpaid carers in Scotland, helping to recognise the invaluable contribution they make to their cared for people and communities.”
Head of External Affairs, Carers Trust Scotland · Unpaid carers · nen.press · 1 Dec 2025 · Read the article
“Since its introduction, Carer's Allowance Supplement has provided vital additional support to unpaid carers in Scotland, helping to recognise the invaluable contribution they make to their cared for people and communities.”
head of external affairs at Carers Trust Scotland · Unpaid carers · glasgowtimes.co.uk · 27 Nov 2025 · Read the article
“I just want to highlight that Scotland cannot achieve such sustainable social care change without involving unpaid carers and local carer organisations. The preventative approach is important for unpaid carers, in the sense that, if we are not investing in unpaid carers now, they will potentially require care themselves in the future.”
Carers Trust · Adult social care & reform · healthandcare.scot · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. Supporting Carers in Scotland (Carers Trust). Lists Traynor as Head of External Affairs (Scotland) on the Scotland team page. Describes Carers Trust Scotland's work and its status as one of seven National Carer Organisations.
  2. News & Media - Contact the Press Team, Carers Trust. Names Traynor as the contact for media enquiries in Scotland.
  3. Carer Support Payment now Scotland-wide - gov.scot. Traynor quoted as Head of External Affairs at Carers Trust Scotland, welcoming the national roll-out of Carer Support Payment.
  4. Tens of thousands of unpaid carers in Scotland can now apply for new Carer Support Payment (STV News). Press quotation of Traynor as head of external affairs at Carers Trust Scotland.
  5. Comment: 'Young carers must remain a priority...' (Children in Scotland). Traynor's 2022 Young Carers Action Day comment piece, and Carers Trust Scotland's call for a right to regular breaks for young carers.
  6. Membership Spotlight – Carers Trust Scotland (Together). Traynor as Carers Trust Scotland's representative. Also covers the Scottish Young Carers Services Alliance, the young carers advisory group and Carers Trust Scotland's youth parliament work.
  7. Joint letter to Minister (Together Scotland). Traynor listed as Head of External Affairs, Carers Trust Scotland, on a joint letter.
  8. Scottish Young Carers Festival Goes Online (The Orkney News). Traynor quoted in 2021 on Scottish Government-funded young carers activities. Says Carers Trust Scotland administers a small-grant scheme for young carer services.
  9. Carers Trust Scotland - Enquire. Carers Trust Scotland's Glasgow address (The Boardwalk, 105 Brunswick Street, G1 1TF), general phone and general email.

07  Contact & links

Staff page
carers.org/our-work-in-scotland/our-work-in-scotland

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Chief executives, directors and spokespeople of trade bodies, representative associations and charities speaking for the sector. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.