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Based on 12 detailed case studies in England, Scotland and Wales, the report describes the development of compacts, highlights some of the major barriers to effective partnership working, and offers key lessons from their development to date and guidance for those wishing to...

Summary SCVO and colleagues across the voluntary sector welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment,In the Programme for Government (PfG) action is urgently needed to deliver multi-year funding and progress,Background For over a decade, the Scottish Government has recognised the need for multi-year funding,,within several Scottish Budgets and Programmes for Government, and the Economic Strategy.,In April 2023, the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus, New leadership - A fresh start, renewed these

communities across Scotland experiencing poverty and inequality and is central to the Scottish Government’s,SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government’s continuing commitment to deliver Fairer Funding for Scotland’,Ensuring grants and contracts Scottish Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award support,The Scottish Government have recognised the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on public sector staff,Draw the Scottish Government’s attention to oral evidence on the Scottish Government’s recent consultation

Multi-year funding For over a decade, the Scottish Government has recognised the need for multi-year,funding, committing to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across multiple government strategies,, including within several Scottish Budgets and Programmes for Government.,In discussions relating to multi-year funding, however, the Scottish Government and local authorities,Commit to working constructively with the Scottish Government to support multi-year spending plans.

Key to the third sector?s success are the voluntary boards which are responsible for ensuring that third sector organisations are run well. Existing research into third sector boards has found that many experience difficulties recruiting new and appropriately skilled board...

The aim of this research was to provide HEACS with 1. an overview of the structure and operations of a cross-section of intermediary bodies in the voluntary sector and 2. an assessment of the key characteristics that contribute to the successful and effective operations of such...

Local government is one element of the political landscape affected by this change.,In the pre-devolution period, local government?,The paper first examines the constitutional position of local government in Scotland following the creation,This position is then compared with that of municipal government in Ontario.,, indicates about the Scottish context and the future role of Scottish local government.

information (FOI) is generating new arrangements for managing information, thereby supporting government's,managed within Scottish public bodies the paper also casts light on the practice of democratic government

The Scottish Executive intends to introduce a new bill to regulate charities operating in Scotland. This bill is, currently, in draft form and has been the subject of extensive public consultation with interested parties. The Executive?s normal consultation process tends to...

The poll found that more than 60% of Britons think government spending on the war in Iraq was a waste