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The Scottish Government was committed to simplifying it but not at that stage to extending it.,“The Community Empowerment Bill gave us an opportunity to change this as government officials effectively,We employed a former government solicitor and a legislation drafting expert to help us draft a targeted,After a lot of lobbying we got the Scottish Government to allow communities to buy land if it was abandoned

In 1998, university fees were reintroduced by the Labour government at a cost of £1,000 per year.,The GE was scrapped by the SNP government in 2008, following a campaign by NUS Scotland, who are committed,While we lost the tuition fee argument with the Westminster Government, it was instrumental in getting,First Minister Alex Salmond said that “rocks would melt under the sun” before an SNP government introduced

SCSS secured a government commitment to a 42 per cent reduction target by 2020, by initiating a media,coalitions have since approached SCCS for advice following its success in persuading the Scottish Government

increasing price but this option was not available to Scotland as taxation was reserved to the UK Government,The Scottish Government had been trying to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol since 2009.

CAA, through its campaigning activities, convinced the then Scottish Government to address the invidious,worked with colleagues in the Trade Union movement and wider civic society to convince the Scottish Government,“We thought that was morally wrong, we fought against that and the Scottish Government supported it.

The Organ Donation Opt Out was introduced by the Scottish Government in 2017, allowing organs to be used,Initial meetings with government officials and ministers met with strong opposition.,A turning point came with the 2016 election, which saw the SNP majority government become a minority,However just four weeks after the election, McColgan received a phone call to say the Scottish Government

The Scottish Government had carried out its own review of private renting in 2008 and 2009 and was receptive

The Scottish Government formed a group to review subsidy levels – which the SFHA was part of – and the,In 2016, the SNP was elected again to government and subsequently announced a target of 50,000 affordable,Although less than the 60,000 affordable homes our research called for, we welcomed the Scottish Government

The government ran with it and the legislation was supported unanimously in parliament.,Subsequently, the Scottish Government agreed to extend free personal care to younger people with degenerative

It is important to ensure your organisation’s governance is as effective as possible - The Scottish Governance,Code for the Third Sector offers guidance, practical tools and templates to help governing bodies ensure,These include Brexit Ready Scotland, which is targeted towards Scottish businesses, and a Scottish Government,Telling your staff and volunteers about the advice and help available, such as the Scottish Government,of some European funding (not specifically related to Brexit) liaising with the UK and Scottish Government