SCVO held a Fairer Scotland event, attended by many of our members and officials from Scottish Government,event formed the backbone of the Fairer Scotland strategy and it is heartening to see the Scottish Government,Early indications from Scottish Government have been positive, including announcements around a move,While we acknowledge that the UK Government continue to control the parameters of benefits, Scottish,Job Grant Q: What should the Scottish Government consider in developing the Job Grant?
https://scvo.scot/p/14097/2016/11/29/scvo-response-to-the-scottish-governments-social-security-consultation
Our members recognise the scale of the challenges facing the Scottish Government with the devolution,Early indications from the Scottish Government have been positive, including announcements around a move,While we acknowledge that the UK Government continues to control the parameters of benefits, the Scottish,Government should assess how volunteering could become a key pillar of support services, without jeopardising,Two clear steps the Scottish Government should take to show it is serious about creating a better system
https://scvo.scot/p/14069/2016/11/22/scottish-government-debate-the-future-of-social-security-in-scotland
You may have heard about the Open Government Partnership.,governments to account and ensuring delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals.,The most valuable aspect of the Open Government Partnership is that governments can't commit unless they,Both the UN and the Open Government Partnership have realised that most government action these days,The Open Government movement is a priority area for SCVO over the coming year.
https://scvo.scot/p/13698/2016/09/26/open-government-ideal-partner-for-third-sector
believe that substantial powers devolved from Westminster would allow current and future Scottish Governments,On 20 December 2016, the Scottish Government published its compromise paper: Scotland’s Place in Europe,Whilst initially welcoming the publication of the paper, we understand that the UK Government has deemed,Following the UK Government’s decision to cease increasing benefit payments in line with inflation, the,The overtures from the UK Government are far from encouraging in this regard – with threats that the
https://scvo.scot/p/15005/2017/04/07/brexit-and-scottish-independence-a-third-sector-perspective
Turnout is traditionally low in local government elections but, at ENABLE Scotland, we know participation,Our members want local councils and Scottish Government to work together to end charging for social care
https://scvo.scot/p/14978/2017/04/03/enable-the-vote