Members of a new network dedicated to open government have written to the Scottish Parliament to call,Members of the Open Government Scotland Network - which comprises over 200 charities, academics, trade,developed the letter following accusations by journalists that the Act is being misused by the Scottish Government,Director of Open Rights Group, was another one of the first to become involved: “The Scottish Government’s,The Scottish Parliament recognised this with a motion criticising the government's record in June, which
https://scvo.scot/p/15852/2017/07/31/civil-society-call-for-urgent-review-of-foi-act-in-letter-to-scottish-parliament
The Scottish Government was one of the first countries in the world to sign up to adopt the Global Goals,National Performance Framework to the Global Goals, and is encouraging collaboration through the Open Government,about them, if they have the right conversations about them, and if they ask questions about how governments,The third sector, private sector and business community in Scotland can help the Scottish Government,personal goals, my charity has picked those most relevant to its work, and so has the Scottish Government
https://scvo.scot/p/22871/2017/12/04/whats-your-goal
Affordable Internet Campaign 04 December 2017 Our position The Scottish Government will shortly make,The Scottish Government is right to invest in infrastructure.,The regulation of telecommunications and broadband is a power reserved to the UK Government.,, UK Government, local authorities (including through City Regional Deals), and the European Union.,Wider context Both the UK and the Scottish Government are increasingly moving services online.
https://scvo.scot/p/22875/2017/12/06/call-for-affordable-internet
Now the Scottish Government is preparing a new Climate Change Act, to update and complement the 2009,In her Programme for Government, the First Minister’s pledge to phase out fossil fuel vehicles obviously,The new Climate Change Plan from the Scottish Government, set to be published in early 2018, will set,At the same time, there is a continued need for all Government Ministers and Departments to understand,The Scottish Government’s new Climate Change Bill is a chance to set ambitious targets, alongside a credible
https://scvo.scot/p/22865/2017/11/30/connecting-the-dots-for-a-fairer-greener-future
Reducing spend on benefits has been central to the government’s economic strategy, whatever the consequences,And, yet, it remains full steam ahead for a government who have brought us such roaring successes as,Moving forward without questioning the deepest principles of the Universal Credit suggests that the government,But this is a government, it seems, that doesn’t care about evidence-based policy making.,While the Scottish Government have already used flexibilities to change the frequency of UC payments
https://scvo.scot/p/22856/2017/11/24/wounds-of-universal-credit-not-addressed-by-budget-changes
Let me offer a very quick crash course on where we are: With the UK Government now having officially,Due to the overwhelming complexity of untangling from the EU, UK Government ministers now wish to arm,However, within those, the Scottish and Welsh Governments’ have jointly tabled a set of 38 amendments,The threat from the Scottish Government that they will withhold legislative consent if the amendments,at Westminster, it will be a test of our democracy as to how much power Parliament can keep from Government
https://scvo.scot/p/22586/2017/11/16/brexit-the-withdrawal-effects