Beth Morrison

Beth Morrison is a Scottish disability rights advocate, lived-experience researcher and founder of Positive and Active Behaviour Support Scotland (PABSS). Inspired by her son Calum’s traumatic experience of life-threatening restraint at school, Beth has spent more than a decade campaigning to expose the misuse of restraint and seclusion and improve the rights, safety and wellbeing of children and young people. 

Through PABSS, Beth has supported more than 7,000 families across the UK and played a key role in documenting the prevalence and impact of restrictive practices. Her work contributed to Scotland’s landmark 2019 “No Safe Place” investigation by the Children and Young People’s Commissioner and informed Enable Scotland’s influential “In Safe Hands?” campaign and reports. 

Beth has collaborated with leading universities and researchers on studies examining the educational, developmental and psychological impact of restraint and seclusion. In 2025, she authored The PABSS Report, a major review of family experiences, professional practice and policy gaps across Scotland. 

A Trustee of the UK Restraint Reduction Network and founding member of Restraint Reduction Scotland, Beth’s voluntary work has been recognised through numerous honours, including Outstanding Women of Scotland, an Amnesty International Award and TES People of the Year. 

Most recently, Beth led the campaign for Calum’s Law, which passed unanimously in May 2026, introducing new safeguards for children across Scotland.