Consultation responses

Summary The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation, and would like to offer the following for consideration. Although there now won’t be a constitution in the near future, there are some key points that we believe... Read more

Timetable Lord Smith's initial request was to provide views by today, 10 October, in order to meet the challenging timetable agreed by the Better Together parties. Whilst we have appreciated the extension to 31 October, which was granted three days later, this has given rise to... Read more

Comments on the Bill To give communities a greater say over local spending priorities, 10% of the total budget for the public sector in each local authority area could be allocated for participatory budgeting processes We support the introduction of a single, clear process for... Read more

Delaying the bill to review options and delivery We are concerned about the relative speed at which the Bill is being taken forward. Given some of the concerns highlighted by our members, by the Evaluation of the Interim Fund and the significant carry-over of funds from 2013/1... Read more

Context Coproduction is a much used/misused term. The Christie Commission made a very strong case for service user involvement and for trust to be a key part of public service delivery. The arguments made by Christie have strong application to the integration of health and social... Read more

The Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the above consultation. Our response covers a number of areas: Recognising the third sector as an EQUAL partner Ensuring those whose lives will be deeply affected by integration have a... Read more

Introduction The consultation, 'Your voice, our vision', is a timely and welcome development to seek a broader input into the future strategic framework of the Big Lottery Fund. Spending £4billion between 2015-2021, roughly equivalent to £400m in Scotland, is a considerable... Read more

Key Points Strategic vision The Scottish Government places great stock on strategic direction within the Budget and its legislative programme. It highlights three underpinning aims: accelerating economic recovery and creating more jobs creating a fairer Scotland and empowering... Read more

SCVO’s policy work is driven by three strategic aims – Society, Economy and Democracy. Our response is structured around these aims: Society – ensuring that policy making reflects our changing society and the importance of empowering and supporting people, their connections and... Read more

Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to the consultation, and would like to contribute the following. Introduction SCVO begins its response to this consultation by expressing disappointment at the questions being raised in the consultation document. Given that... Read more