Despite this renewed focus, one year on from the policy prospectus, there has been little progress.,interim commitment, introduce multi-year funding across a number of Scottish Government funds and report,Establish transparent delivery goals, timelines, and accountability mechanisms – such as reporting and,Context In the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus New leadership - A fresh start, the Cabinet Secretary,Similarly, despite a renewed focus on fairer funding, one year on from the policy prospectus, there has

timely payments, more accessible application processes, transparent approaches to monitoring and reporting,Similarly, 47% of organisations reported cost increases in their top three challenges.,In August 2021, 56% of organisations reported an increased demand for core services and activities, rising

falling, and demand for services continuing to increase, as a result, eight out of ten organisations report,falling, and demand for services continuing to increase, as a result, eight out of ten organisations report,It responded to an average of 209 reports of an animal in need, every single day last year, and has seen

of its policy development process, ahead of the election.,The final report includes a wealth of testimony from voluntary organisations and includes a range of,name, organisation, and charity number Include all spending in the Scottish Government’s monthly reports,Scottish Exchequer: fiscal transparency discovery report – the Scottish Government’s discovery report,- in 2024 the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), in partnership with Audit Scotland, published a report

contracts as part of expanding the Scottish Government’s Fair Work First criteria to ensure that the policy,Ensure transparent monitoring of and reporting on public sector funding of the voluntary sector.

As a result, eight out of ten organisations report that financial difficulties rank among their most,In the most recent Scottish Third Sector Tracker, 94% of organisations reported experiencing some sort,It responded to an average of 209 reports of an animal in need, every single day last year, and has seen

In 2023, GCVS report on Fair Work in the Third Sector found that fewer than half of respondents felt,We must start linking policies, visions and objectives together better.,establish a set of key performance indicators for mainland rural Scotland, enabling evidence-based policy

Include all spending in the Scottish Government’s monthly reports and improve categories to ensure data,this recognition and the aspirations shared in the Scottish Exchequer: fiscal transparency discovery report,These reports outline in detail the many benefits of fiscal transparency for all stakeholders.,also stressed that better data collection is needed to help target new and existing social justice policies,with the sector on solutions based on expertise, experience, and evidence, leading to more effective policy

Despite this renewed focus, 18 months on from the policy prospectus, there has been little progress.,As a result, eight out of ten organisations report that financial difficulties rank among their most,As the Committee recognised, despite a renewed focus, 18 months on from the policy prospectus, there,The Committee’s 2025/26 Pre-Budget scrutiny report focused exclusively on voluntary sector funding.,Streamline application and reporting processes and introduce a level of standardisation.

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