SCVO response to Scottish Government 04 December 2019 FOI extension of coverage consultation Scottish,Government SCVO ResponseDownload Our position SCVO champions the importance of transparency within Scotland,We question the robustness of the Scottish Government’s engagement with the voluntary sector to date,The Scottish Government should give greater weight to talking and listening to people and organisations,The
Scottish Government committed to engage with the voluntary sector, and the
health and social care
https://scvo.scot/p/33704/2019/12/04/freedom-of-information-extension-of-coverage
brings
together people with lived experience of human rights issues, civil society
organisations, government,voluntary sector, a criticism was the variable commitment from duty bearers,
including the Scottish Government,It is unthinkable that the ambitions of SNAP 2 can be realised without the
full commitment of government,This plan requires the fullest of commitment from all sectors,
including government, to realise the real
https://scvo.scot/p/33957/2019/12/11/one-thing-to-talk-human-rights-another-snap-ing-into-action
Last month, visitors to this site may have enjoyed a blog about the journey SCVO has been on to create a digitally confident third sector in Scotland by my colleague and Head of Digital, Sally Dyson. As a Digital Participation Officer, a large part of my role is to support...
https://scvo.scot/p/34207/2020/01/07/34207
coordination of Scotland’s SDG Network, earlier this year we secured a commitment from the Scottish Government,Canada to present to a global conference on SCVO’s approach to open collaboration with the Scottish Government,That’s been true of coordinating SCVO’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Freedom,consultation that came close to slipping under the radar with very little engagement with the sector from government
https://scvo.scot/p/33713/2019/12/04/a-year-in-the-life-of-a-policy-and-campaigns-officer
Bank Amendment no. 16 from Derek Mackay MSP We strongly support the amendment to the bill from the government,this amendment that secures the National Investment Bank as one of the many drivers the Scottish Government,This amendment reflects the Committee’s recommendation that the Scottish Government consider how the,The highest levels of transparency and governance must be a part of the Bank’s approach and this approach,to mission setting would build on the Scottish Government’s commitment to financial transparency.
https://scvo.scot/p/33499/2019/11/18/scottish-national-investment-bank-bill-stage-2
It will be up to the new Government to ensure that crucial changes are made to prevent hundreds of thousands,We appreciate that the Scottish Government has provided funding to Citizens Advice Scotland and others,In the Queen’s Speech, the Government suggested that the Immigration and Social Security Coordination,Whilst the UK Government claims that the EU Settlement Scheme is straightforward and simple, we know,While the UK Government has introduced the Settled Status Scheme - which would afford EU citizens some
https://scvo.scot/p/33456/2019/11/11/protecting-the-rights-of-eu-citizens-in-scotland
That
is especially true in relation to governance issues where all too often the
challenge is dealing,On that note, following my keen
interest in governance issues – I am a “governance geek” - I was proud,earlier
this year to be accepted as a member of Scotland’s Third Sector
Governance Forum.,acts for a wide range of clients, from national institutions to small
foundations, advising on all governance
https://scvo.scot/p/33127/2019/10/23/scvo-pro-bono-service