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Back in September, the UK government launched a consultation on the engagement of civil society in the,A Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) for discussion at the UK level between stakeholders and the UK Government,The UK Government has now responded and issued a call for expressions of interest (EoI) for representative,Representation from the voluntary sector is crucial because these structures will enable the UK Government

Voluntary organisations have not found it easy to participate in this consultation – Scottish Government,We would urge Scottish Government to consider how voluntary organisations can be supported to engage,Further, we would ask that where the Scottish Government intends to prepare an impact assessment of the,We would urge the Scottish Government to ensure that, in development of these structures and processes,In developing governance structures and planning processes, attention must be paid to the role that the

put climate change on the agenda of a board meeting – like 75% of people attending an SCVO Good Governance,The Scottish Government has committed to cut our country’s carbon emissions by 75% of 1990 levels by,The government is introducing a series of measures to try to achieve this and is putting pressure on,The Scottish Government has committed to ensuring the transition to net zero is a just transition that

None of these should be viewed negatively and in fact, in terms of good governance, it is positive to

The significant investment made by Scottish Government over the last ten years has made this possible,voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes is undisputed and we have heard a lot from Scottish Government,and local government over the last few months about the vital role the sector plays in every aspect,On behalf of local government, COSLA Spokesperson Cllr Kelly Parry has committed to delivering those

Charles Whitmore – whitmorecd@cardiff.ac.uk and Lilla Farkas – lfarkas@wcva.cymruConsultation on Government,consultation on Government engagement with business and civil society groups on implementation of the,This response has been coordinated by WCVA and the Wales Governance Centre on behalf of the four national,The territorial governance of the UK is changing as the UK Government is now fulfilling roles that used,voices from both CSOs and devolved governments to be heard.

The next Scottish Government must make the issue of dying, death and bereavement a much higher priority,The next Scottish Government must look beyond a five-year term if it is to make the progress needed to,There must be continued financial support from the next Scottish Government for the hospice sector to,The importance of the Scottish Government’s Independent Review of Adult Social Care was discussed, and,But this must lead to action early in the next Parliament and in the first Programme for Government.

the past 10 weeks, I have been completing a graduate internship lead by Scotland’s Third Sector Governance,The project involved creating a report mapping the governance training and support provision available,for trustees in third sector organisations - Governance Matters.,The project consisted of two primary research methods: interviews with governance training and support,Although everyone had a different approach to governance and governance improvement, one thread that

The Good Governance webinar on Wednesday 3 November will explore the benefits of having trustees on your,Boards need a variety of attitudes, skills and experience to avoid group think and ensure good governance,decision makingOpportunities for people to learn, grow and develop their knowledge and experience of governance,that can be applied elsewhere in the future I’m part of the governance team at the Centre for Charity,Our interest in the topic stems from the governance work we do with charities – an increasing number